PORTMORE EQUESTRIAN LTD

🌳Matureactive
NI631168 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£72.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 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
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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £72,022
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,758 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£72k
↓ 3.7% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↓ 76% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£15k£30k£45k£60k£75kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£72.0k£83.4k
Current assets£17.9k£74.6k
Net assets£72.0k£74.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-07-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-07-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-29
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  12. 2021-01-05
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  13. 2020-10-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2019-12-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-05-08
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    Company incorporated
    As PORTMORE EQUESTRIAN LTD
  19. 2015-05-08
    ➕
    GUERRERO, Rafael Suarez appointed
    director
  20. 2015-05-08
    ➕
    SUAREZ, Chantal appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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 Rafael Suarez Guerrero
Individual · Irish · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/05/2017

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
Incorporated2015-05-08
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

1 Georges Island Road
Aghalee
Craigavon
Co. Armagh
BT67 0DW
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GUERRERO, Rafael Suarez→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-05-08
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Active
SUAREZ, Chantal→
director · ~39y · appointed 2015-05-08
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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01