EGLISH POTATOES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
NI645333 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£726.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10310
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.4y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Newest facility, 2.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 £726,079

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£726k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£113k
↑ 46% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£145k£290k£436k£581k£726kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£726.6k£624.9k
Current assets£113.3k£77.3k
Net assets£726.1k£624.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-15
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    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-02-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2024-01-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC Trading as Ulster Bank
  6. 2023-12-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2023-12-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC (Trading as Ulster Bank)
  8. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-20
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-18
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    address · AD01
  14. 2018-08-21
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-05-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2017-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As EGLISH POTATOES LIMITED
  17. 2017-04-20
    ➕
    ADAMS, Alison May appointed
    director
  18. 2017-04-20
    ➕
    ADAMS, Thomas appointed
    director
  19. 2017-04-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

79/100
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 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Thomas Adams
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—board control25-50% shares · board control20/04/2017
Alison May Adams
Individual · British · DOB 05/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—board control25-50% shares · board control20/04/2017

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
Incorporated2017-04-20
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC10310 — SIC 10310

Registered office

30 Eglish Road
Rathkenny
Ballymena
Co Antrim
BT43 7LN
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-03
Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ADAMS, Alison May→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-04-20
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ADAMS, Thomas→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-04-20
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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
National Westminster Bank PLC Trading as Ulster Bank
A registered charge1 property24/01/2024—
outstanding
NatWest Group
National Westminster Bank PLC (Trading as Ulster Bank)
A registered charge—14/12/2023—
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
mortgage-create-with-deed
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-13
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-21