MCCANN ORCHARDS LIMITED

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NI737148 · ltd · incorporated 2026-01-21
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10320
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 11030SIC 11030
  • 46310Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.0y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.0 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 mortgage
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 mortgage
  • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 incorporation
  • 2 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-05-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Northern Bank Limited
  3. 2026-04-29
    MCCANN, Kevin Oliver appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-29
    MCCANN, Oliver Gerard appointed
    director
  5. 2026-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-04-29
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2026-02-24
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  8. 2026-02-24
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2026-02-20
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2026-02-20
    ✏️
    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  11. 2026-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MCCANN ORCHARDS LIMITED
  12. 2026-01-21
    MCCANN, Oliver Declan appointed
    director
  13. 2026-01-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCCANN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-02-20: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2026-02-20: change-of-name-notice

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Oliver Declan Mccann
Individual · Irish · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/01/2026

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
Incorporated2026-01-21
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC10320 — SIC 10320

Registered office

9 Diviny Drive
Carn Food Park
Portadown
Co. Armagh
BT63 5WE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-21
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last:

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MCCANN, Kevin Oliver
director · ~35y · appointed 2026-04-29
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Active
MCCANN, Oliver Gerard
director · ~33y · appointed 2026-04-29
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Active
MCCANN, Oliver Declan
director · ~65y · appointed 2026-01-21
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Northern Bank
Northern Bank Limited
A registered charge11/05/2026
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Recent filings (8 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-05-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-02-20
change-of-name-notice
change-of-name · CONNOT
2026-02-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-01-21