WEST WHITRIGG

🌳Matureactive

06268577 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2007-06-04

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

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Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01410

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

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

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Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2024-04-23
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Company incorporated
As WEST WHITRIGG
2007-06-04
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HARRINGTON, Carole appointed
secretary
2007-06-04
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HARRINGTON, Carole appointed
director
2007-06-04
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HARRINGTON, Ian appointed
director
2007-06-04
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HARRINGTON, Raymond appointed
director
2007-06-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-06-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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2007-06-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
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2007-06-04
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YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

83/100

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Raymond Harrington Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Ian Harrington Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Carole Harrington Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-unlimited

Incorporated2007-06-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410

Registered office

West Whitrigg, Kirkbride

Wigton

Cumbria

CA7 5AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-29

Last: 2025-04-15

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

HARRINGTON, Carole→

secretary · appointed 2007-06-04

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HARRINGTON, Carole→

director · ~65y · appointed 2007-06-04

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HARRINGTON, Ian→

director · ~41y · appointed 2007-06-04

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HARRINGTON, Raymond→

director · ~70y · appointed 2007-06-04

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Active

YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-06-04 · resigned 2007-06-04

Resigned

YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-06-04 · resigned 2007-06-04

Resigned

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