EAST COAST VINERS (PEAS AND BEANS) LIMITED
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
- · Oldest live charge 11.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Picture worsened over the last 90 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 11.3y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £13.37M | — |
| Gross profit | £3.57M | — |
| Operating profit | £2.48M | — |
| Profit before tax | £2.38M | — |
| Average employees | 1800 | 1900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 officers
- • 1 officers
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-07-20➖STEPHEN, Richard resigneddirector
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2021-07-01📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2021-07-01📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2021-03-19➕FORBES, Graham Alexander appointeddirector
- 2021-03-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-07➖FORBES, Alistair Graham Milne resigneddirector
- 2020-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-11➕RICHARDSON, Frederick William appointeddirector
- 2018-12-11➕STEPHEN, Richard appointeddirector
- 2018-09-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-06-18➖FORBES, Robert Michael resigneddirector
- 2015-05-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-04-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2013-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs EAST COAST VINERS (PEAS AND BEANS) LIMITED
- 2013-12-09➕FORBES, John Inglis appointeddirector
- 2013-12-09➕FORBES, Alistair Graham Milne appointeddirector
- 2013-12-09➕FORBES, Robert Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
East Coast Viners (Holidings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
East Coast Viners (Holidings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/05/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/04/2015 | — |