CONSOLIDATED FRUIT CO. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
00375273 · ltd · incorporated 1942-07-27
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10390
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 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

11 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 74.9y

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 74.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
11 charges (11/11 with lender, 11/11 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
118 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-12
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  2. 2024-07-24
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  3. 2023-09-12
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  4. 2022-09-12
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  5. 2021-08-17
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  6. 2020-09-14
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  7. 2019-07-30
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  8. 2018-08-28
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  9. 2017-09-15
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  10. 2016-09-22
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  11. 2016-04-21
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  12. 2016-02-17
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  13. 2015-10-02
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  14. 2015-09-16
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  15. 2015-09-16
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  16. 2008-02-08
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    RHODES, Kerry appointed
    director
  17. 2006-07-10
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    SMITH, Nora resigned
    director
  18. 2005-08-03
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    Charge satisfied #11
  19. 2005-08-03
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    Charge satisfied #7
  20. 2005-08-03
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    Charge satisfied #5
  21. 2005-08-03
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    Charge satisfied #3
  22. 2005-08-03
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    Charge satisfied #2
  23. 2005-08-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  24. 2005-04-29
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    RHODES, Kerry appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-04-21
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    LONGHORN, Brian Maurice resigned
    secretary
  26. 2000-08-23
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 2000-03-10
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    RHODES, Michael Robert Andrew appointed
    director
  28. 2000-03-10
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    RHODES, John Michael resigned
    director
  29. 2000-03-09
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    LONGHORN, Brian Maurice appointed
    secretary
  30. 2000-03-09
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    RHODES, Michael Robert Andrew resigned
    secretary
  31. 2000-02-25
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    HAYES, Raymond resigned
    director
  32. 1999-02-01
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    BATESON, Barry Blythe resigned
    director
  33. 1996-01-13
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    Charge satisfied #9
  34. 1994-12-14
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  35. 1983-03-22
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  36. 1980-11-21
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  37. 1975-05-14
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  38. 1960-02-27
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Midland Bank Limited
  39. 1958-07-04
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  40. 1956-08-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  41. 1956-08-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  42. 1955-01-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  43. 1951-08-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  44. 1942-07-27
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    Company incorporated
    As CONSOLIDATED FRUIT CO. LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 84 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

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.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Robert Andrew Rhodes
Individual · British · DOB 06/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1942-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10390 — SIC 10390

Registered office

18 Linton
Elloughton
Brough
East Yorkshire
HU15 1FE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-05
Last: 2026-04-21

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

RHODES, Kerry→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-29
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Active
RHODES, Kerry→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-02-08
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Active
RHODES, Michael Robert Andrew→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-03-10
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Active
LONGHORN, Brian Maurice→
secretary · appointed 2000-03-09 · resigned 2005-04-21
Resigned
RHODES, Michael Robert Andrew→
secretary · resigned 2000-03-09
Resigned
BATESON, Barry Blythe→
director · ~85y · resigned 1999-02-01
Resigned
HAYES, Raymond→
director · ~87y · resigned 2000-02-25
Resigned
RHODES, John Michael→
director · ~95y · resigned 2000-03-10
Resigned
SMITH, Nora→
director · ~115y · resigned 2006-07-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

11
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:11 of 11 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties23/08/200003/08/2005
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property14/12/1994—
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Charge1 property22/03/198313/01/1996
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property21/11/1980—
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property14/05/197503/08/2005
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank Limited
Mortgage1 property27/02/1960—
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property04/07/195803/08/2005
outstanding
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property21/08/1956—
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property21/08/195603/08/2005
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Mortgage & chargee1 property28/01/195503/08/2005
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property01/08/195103/08/2005
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Recent filings (118 total)

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2025-04-29
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2024-07-24
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2024-04-30
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2023-09-12
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2023-05-11
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2022-09-12
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2022-05-09
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2021-08-17
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2021-05-06
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2020-09-14
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2020-05-06
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2019-07-30
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2019-05-09