APETITO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00233851 · ltd · incorporated 1928-10-06

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 15 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

27 live charges · 15 lenders · oldest 52.1y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 52.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 15 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 63/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

Lenders & charges

27 charges (27/27 with lender, 27/27 with type)

Directors & officers

30 officers (9 active, 30 linked, 27 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

225 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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (119 events)Click to expand

2025-10-30
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COJEEN, Victoria appointed
director
2025-10-30
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officers · CH01
2025-10-30
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officers · AP01
2025-05-19
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CHAMBERS, Amanda appointed
director
2025-05-19
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KEEGAN, Jason Ian appointed
director
2025-05-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-15
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accounts · AA
2025-01-14
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officers · AP01
2025-01-14
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officers · AP01
2025-01-13
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LARKIN, Sharon Virginia appointed
director
2025-01-13
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SHEPPARD, Lee appointed
director
2025-01-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-31
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FREESTON, Paul Robert resigned
director
2024-11-15
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KESSY, Christian resigned
director
2024-11-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-08
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officers · AP03
2024-07-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-02
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-01
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WILLIS, Jonathan Paul appointed
secretary
2024-07-01
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WILLIS, Jonathan Paul appointed
director
2024-06-30
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RING, Richard Peter resigned
secretary
2024-06-30
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RING, Richard Peter resigned
director
2024-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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BAUMGART, Joerg resigned
director
2023-10-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-12-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-08
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DUSTERBERG, Wolfgang resigned
director
2019-07-29
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WORRALL, Richard Geoffrey appointed
director
2018-12-12
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FORRESTER, Graham John, Mr. resigned
director
2016-06-30
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HAYNES, Benedict William Hanbury resigned
director
2014-09-30
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MORRIS, Karen resigned
director
2013-07-31
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EMERY, Neil Stuart resigned
director
2013-03-25
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RUFF, Andres resigned
director
2012-11-21
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Charge satisfied #22
2012-11-21
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Charge satisfied #17
2012-10-01
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BAUMGART, Joerg appointed
director
2012-10-01
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DREUSE, Wolfgang resigned
director
2012-10-01
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KESSY, Christian appointed
director
2012-10-01
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KONIETZKO, Manfred August Karl, Dr resigned
director
2012-09-18
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MORRIS, Karen appointed
director
2011-04-21
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EMERY, Neil Stuart appointed
director
2010-12-06
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RUSSELL, Graham John resigned
director
2010-12-01
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Charge satisfied #20
2010-10-19
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Charge registered #27
Lender: Brightcliff Limited

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Apetito (Uk) Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Apetito (Uk) Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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APETITO LIMITED

This company · 00233851

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
Apetito (Uk) Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/01/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Richard Peter Ringceased 21/12/2021· significant influence

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

Incorporated1928-10-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10850 — Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

Registered office

Canal Road

Trowbridge

Wiltshire

BA14 8RJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-11

Last: 2026-02-25