WILSON POULTRY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI608363 · ltd · incorporated 2011-07-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01470
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.5y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-31
Average employees600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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  2. 2025-01-27
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  3. 2023-12-08
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  4. 2023-02-10
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  5. 2022-01-06
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  6. 2020-12-30
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  7. 2019-11-14
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  8. 2018-10-25
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  9. 2017-12-27
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  10. 2017-08-02
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  11. 2016-12-09
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-30
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2016-03-10
    WILSON, Trevor Andrew appointed
    director
  14. 2016-01-21
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2015-12-31
    WILSON, Trevor Andrew resigned
    director
  16. 2015-12-16
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  17. 2015-11-22
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    capital · SH01
  18. 2015-08-01
    WILSON, Trevor Andrew appointed
    director
  19. 2013-11-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
  20. 2011-07-26
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    Company incorporated
    As WILSON POULTRY LIMITED
  21. 2011-07-26
    WILSON, Helen Sarah appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-07-26
    WILSON, Stephen Robert Samuel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Trevor Andrew Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1989 · age 37
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Stephen Robert Samuel Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-07-26
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC01470 — SIC 01470

Registered office

81 Nutfield Road, Munville
Lisnaskea
Enniskillen
County Fermanagh
BT92 0QU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

WILSON, Helen Sarah
secretary · appointed 2011-07-26
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Active
WILSON, Stephen Robert Samuel
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-07-26
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Active
WILSON, Trevor Andrew
director · ~37y · appointed 2016-03-10
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Active
WILSON, Trevor Andrew
director · ~37y · appointed 2015-08-01 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank Limited
A registered charge1 property21/11/2013
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Recent filings (38 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-27
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accounts · AA
2023-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
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accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-01
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accounts · AA
2020-12-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-25