ABSOLUTE ORGANIC WINE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
NI640488 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-30
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£6.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47110Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
- 47250SIC 47250
- 56290Other food services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £6,070
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,834 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£6k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £98.8k | £105.6k |
| Current assets | £9.6k | £17.3k |
| Net assets | £6.1k | £9.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-11-01📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2016-10-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2016-10-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2016-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-10-26📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2016-08-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE ORGANIC WINE LIMITED
- 2016-08-30➕MCKENNA-MOORE, Brigid Ellen, Ms. appointedsecretary
- 2016-08-30➕MCKENNA, Eugene John appointeddirector
- 2016-08-30➕MCKENNA-MOORE, Brigid Ellen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Brigid Ellen Mckenna-Moore Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 26/10/2016 |
Mr Eugene Mckenna Individual · Irish · DOB 12/1958 · age 68 | — | — | board controlboard control | 30/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-08-30
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342
Registered office
12-14 High Street
Draperstown
Magherafelt
Londonderry
BT45 7AA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11
Last: 2025-04-27
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MCKENNA-MOORE, Brigid Ellen, Ms.→
Activesecretary · appointed 2016-08-30
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MCKENNA, Eugene John→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2016-08-30
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MCKENNA-MOORE, Brigid Ellen→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2016-08-30
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Recent filings (26 total)
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2025-05-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-15