CLOUGHBANE FARM FOODS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI612729 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-15
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£2.04M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -68% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 13.6y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,037,373
Cash draining
Cash down 68% YoY
Cash YoY
-68%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£27k
↓ 68% YoY
Net Worth
£2.0m
↑ 4.0% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£407k£815k£1.2m£1.6m£2.0mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2.34M£2.31M
Current assets£1.53M£1.45M
Cash£27.3k£86.2k
Debtors£1.06M£969.4k
Net assets£2.04M£1.96M

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

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

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-03
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  2. 2024-11-22
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  4. 2024-11-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  5. 2024-03-27
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  6. 2024-02-20
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  7. 2024-02-14
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  8. 2024-02-14
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  9. 2024-02-14
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  10. 2024-02-14
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  11. 2024-02-01
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    ROBINSON, Richard Samuel appointed
    director
  12. 2023-09-17
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    ROBINSON, Lorna resigned
    director
  13. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2022-06-28
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    address · AD01
  15. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2021-06-28
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  17. 2020-09-08
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  18. 2020-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-02-28
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  20. 2018-03-09
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  21. 2017-01-27
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    ROBINSON, Richard Samuel resigned
    director
  22. 2013-01-01
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    ROBINSON, Richard Samuel appointed
    director
  23. 2012-10-02
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
  24. 2012-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CLOUGHBANE FARM FOODS LIMITED
  25. 2012-05-15
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    ROBINSON, Robert Samuel appointed
    director
  26. 2012-05-15
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    ROBINSON, Lorna 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 age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

39/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ROBINSON, Richard Samuel (same surname) appointed 2024-02-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Samuel Robinson
Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 04/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/09/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Lorna Robinsonceased 17/09/2023· significant influence

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
Incorporated2012-05-15
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC10850 — Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

Registered office

160 Tandragee Road
Pomeroy
Dungannon
BT70 3EB
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROBINSON, Richard Samuel→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-02-01
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ROBINSON, Robert Samuel→
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-05-15
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Active
ROBINSON, Lorna→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-05-15 · resigned 2023-09-17
Resigned
ROBINSON, Richard Samuel→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2017-01-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
A registered charge—08/11/2024—
outstanding
NatWest Group
Ulster Bank Limited
Mortgage debenture1 property02/10/2012—
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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23