PLOUGH HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL GROUP LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
NI640692 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2016-09-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£2k£4k£6k£7k£9kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets—£9.3k
Current assets—£9.3k
Net assets—£9.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2021-10-30
    ➕
    MALLON, Anthony appointed
    director
  7. 2021-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-26
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    MC ATEER, Derek resigned
    director
  10. 2020-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2019-05-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-05-09
    ➕
    CARRAGHER, Laurence appointed
    director
  16. 2019-05-09
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    GORMAN, Hugh resigned
    director
  17. 2019-05-09
    ➕
    MC ATEER, Derek appointed
    director
  18. 2018-08-14
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  19. 2018-08-14
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  20. 2018-08-14
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2018-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-05-15
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  23. 2017-04-05
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    FARRELL, Martin Patrick appointed
    director
  24. 2016-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As PLOUGH HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL GROUP LIMITED
  25. 2016-09-08
    ➕
    FARRELL, Martin Patrick appointed
    secretary
  26. 2016-09-08
    ➕
    GORMAN, Hugh appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2016-09-08
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

1st Floor, Riverhouse, 41a The Mall, Newry
The Mall
Newry
BT34 1AN
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

FARRELL, Martin Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2016-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARRAGHER, Laurence→
director · ~84y · appointed 2019-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FARRELL, Martin Patrick→
director · ~70y · appointed 2017-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MALLON, Anthony→
director · ~66y · appointed 2021-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GORMAN, Hugh→
director · ~68y · appointed 2016-09-08 · resigned 2019-05-09
Resigned
MC ATEER, Derek→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-05-09 · resigned 2021-04-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-10