SUPERFRY POTATOES LTD.

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SC034556 · ltd · incorporated 1959-11-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.39M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
104 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,385,335
Cash YoY
-9%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£46k
↓ 9.2% YoY
Net Worth
£3.4m
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£677k£1.4m£2.0m£2.7m£3.4mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£46.0k£50.7k
Net assets£3.39M£2.65M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-12-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-12-18
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    TRAINER, Duncan appointed
    director
  7. 2023-12-18
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    TRAINER, William appointed
    director
  8. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-03
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    capital · SH03
  11. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-03-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-03-01
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    TRAINER, John Cameron resigned
    director
  16. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2012-08-15
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    TRAINER, Kenneth William Capie appointed
    director
  21. 2012-08-15
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    HINDS, James Douglas Wallace resigned
    secretary
  22. 2012-08-15
    ➖
    HINDS, James Douglas Wallace resigned
    director
  23. 2012-05-15
    ➕
    TRAINER, John Cameron appointed
    director
  24. 2009-06-26
    ➖
    HINDS, Barbara Margaret resigned
    director
  25. 1997-10-02
    ➖
    HINDS, Robina Eagleson resigned
    director
  26. 1995-10-05
    ➕
    HINDS, Barbara Margaret appointed
    director
  27. 1993-07-12
    ➖
    HINDS, James Baird resigned
    director
  28. 1959-11-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SUPERFRY POTATOES LTD.

Owner dependency

73/100
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 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — TRAINER, Duncan (same surname) appointed 2023-12-18. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth William Capie Trainer
Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Cameron Trainerceased 01/03/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1959-11-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Registered office

Brownrigg
Farm
North Berwick
East Lothian
EH39 5JW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

TRAINER, Duncan→
director · ~43y · appointed 2023-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINER, Kenneth William Capie→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINER, William→
director · ~31y · appointed 2023-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HINDS, James Douglas Wallace→
secretary · resigned 2012-08-15
Resigned
HINDS, Barbara Margaret→
director · ~80y · appointed 1995-10-05 · resigned 2009-06-26
Resigned
HINDS, James Douglas Wallace→
director · ~82y · resigned 2012-08-15
Resigned
HINDS, James Baird→
director · ~121y · resigned 1993-07-12
Resigned
HINDS, Robina Eagleson→
director · ~119y · resigned 1997-10-02
Resigned
TRAINER, John Cameron→
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-05-15 · resigned 2021-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (104 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-03-03