WHITWORTHS SNACKING (NI) LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

NI678406 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-14

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10890

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

11 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

11 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand

2025-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
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accounts · AA01
2021-04-14
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Company incorporated
As WHITWORTHS SNACKING (NI) LTD
2021-04-14
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JARMAN, Daniel appointed
secretary
2021-04-14
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CERYAN, Ogan appointed
director
2021-04-14
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FAIRWEATHER, Mark Robert appointed
director
2021-04-14
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OZ, Koray appointed
director
2021-04-14
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OZ, Osman appointed
director
2021-04-14
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 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.)

Group structure

Whitworths Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Whitworths Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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WHITWORTHS SNACKING (NI) LTD

This company · NI678406

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Whitworths Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	14/04/2021

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

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AVONDALE FOODS (CRAIGAVON) LIMITED→ NI015099 · est 1981	£28.26M £20.83M–£35.70M	—	—	570	44y	88	80y
MCKEOWN FINE FOODS LIMITED→ NI033660 · est 1998	£16.23M £11.96M–£20.50M	£24.93M	—	12300	28y	90	53y
SCOTTS BAKERY LIMITED→ NI043594 · est 2002	£14.57M £10.74M–£18.41M	£39.89M	—	26100	23y	87	61y
FRYLITE LIMITED→ NI031632 · est 1996	£11.46M £8.44M–£14.47M	—	—	—	29y	84	64y
CRUST & CRUMB BAKERY LTD→ NI608062 · est 2011	£9.31M £6.86M–£11.76M	£93.16M	—	25700	14y	85	76y
MOORES ANIMAL FEEDS LIMITED→ NI020611 · est 1987	£9.22M £6.79M–£11.64M	£42.15M	—	3300	38y	85	69y
JOHN WOODS (LISGLYN) LIMITED→ NI006498 · est 1965	£8.05M £5.93M–£10.17M	£18.92M	—	8900	60y	91	85y
T.J. BOOTH & SONS LIMITED→ NI014628 · est 1980	£8.02M £5.91M–£10.13M	£28.44M	—	1900	45y	87	80y
CHESTNUTT ANIMAL FEEDS LIMITED→ NI602522 · est 2010	£7.82M £5.76M–£9.87M	—	—	30	16y	87	67y
WILLIAM GRANT AND COMPANY LIMITED,→ NI000477 · est 1928	£3.68M £2.71M–£4.65M	£13.69M	—	5300	98y	85	89y
T.S. FOODS LIMITED→ NI014115 · est 1980	£3.67M £2.71M–£4.64M	£9.80M	—	11000	46y	85	79y
DOHERTY & GRAY LIMITED→ NI037742 · est 2000	£1.85M £1.36M–£2.33M	£54.04M	—	9200	26y	100	63y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2021-04-14

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

10-12 Artillery Street

Londonderry

BT48 6RG

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-27

Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

JARMAN, Daniel→

secretary · appointed 2021-04-14

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Active

CERYAN, Ogan→

director · ~54y · appointed 2021-04-14

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Active

FAIRWEATHER, Mark Robert→

director · ~64y · appointed 2021-04-14

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Active

OZ, Koray→

director · ~44y · appointed 2021-04-14

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Active

OZ, Osman→

director · ~73y · appointed 2021-04-14

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Active

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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-10-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-07-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-10-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-10-26

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2022-10-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-06-24

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2021-04-14