WHITE HOUSE PORTRUSH LIMITED - THE
🌳Matureactive
R0000787 · ltd · incorporated 1917-05-13
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 62/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 51.8y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 51.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
0
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
210 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-19📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2006-09-15➖MOORE, Wesley John resigneddirector
- 2006-09-01➖MOORE, Ashley David resigneddirector
- 1992-01-30🔒Charge registered #8Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 1991-12-12🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 1991-12-12🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 1991-12-12🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 1991-12-12🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1991-11-07🔒Charge registered #7Lender: The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland
- 1987-05-27🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Sun Life Assurance Society PLC
- 1987-05-27🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Sun Life Assurance Society PLC
- 1987-04-24🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1987-02-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Sun Life Assurance Society PLC
- 1987-02-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Sun Life Assurance Society PLC
- 1985-12-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: British Credit Trust Limited
- 1974-08-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 1917-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs WHITE HOUSE PORTRUSH LIMITED - THE
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 109 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Neville Keith Moore Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AME (NI) LIMITED→ NI067369 · est 2007 | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 70y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1917-05-13
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
Strand House
Loughanhill Business Park
Gateside Road
Coleraine
BT52 2NR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
Active
MOORE, Ashley David→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · resigned 2006-09-01
MOORE, Wesley John→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · resigned 2006-09-15
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland | Deed of assignment of life policy | 1 property | 30/01/1992 | — | |
| outstanding | The Governor & Company of the Bank of Ireland | Mortgage | 2 properties | 07/11/1991 | — | |
| satisfied | Sun Life Assurance Society Sun Life Assurance Society PLC | Further charge | 1 property | 27/05/1987 | 12/12/1991 | |
| satisfied | Sun Life Assurance Society Sun Life Assurance Society PLC | Further charge | 1 property | 27/05/1987 | 12/12/1991 | |
| satisfied | Sun Life Assurance Society Sun Life Assurance Society PLC | Mortgage of policy of life assurance | 1 property | 20/02/1987 | 12/12/1991 | |
| satisfied | Sun Life Assurance Society Sun Life Assurance Society PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 20/02/1987 | 12/12/1991 | |
| outstanding | British Credit Trust British Credit Trust Limited | Marine mortgage | 1 property | 16/12/1985 | — | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage debenture | 2 properties | 13/08/1974 | 24/04/1987 |
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Recent filings (210 total)
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2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-16
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2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-19
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-16