ALLIED FOODS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00500613 · ltd · incorporated 1951-10-22
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 42.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10410
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 42.0y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (2/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
84
Directors & officers
24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 18 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
159 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-30➕PATERSON, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2025-09-30➖STEPHENSON, Timothy Andrew resigneddirector
- 2025-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2014-09-30➕TAYLOR, Damian Peter appointeddirector
- 2014-09-30➖CRAVEN, David Martin resigneddirector
- 2012-02-01➕CRAVEN, David Martin appointeddirector
- 2011-01-31➖MCINTOSH, Ian resigneddirector
- 2007-09-18➕TAYLOR, Damian Peter appointedsecretary
- 2007-09-18➖STEPHENSON, Timothy Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2002-06-24➕STEPHENSON, Timothy Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2002-06-24➖ROLLITS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-10-18➖FOSTER, Jessica Sophie resignedsecretary
- 2000-10-18➕ROLLITS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2000-10-18➖GLOVER, Alexander Guthrie resigneddirector
- 2000-10-18➖HARPER, John resigneddirector
- 2000-10-18➕MCINTOSH, Ian appointeddirector
- 2000-10-18➖PEERS, Donald Leslie resigneddirector
- 2000-10-18➕STEPHENSON, Timothy Andrew appointeddirector
- 2000-10-14🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2000-10-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2000-07-14➕FOSTER, Jessica Sophie appointedsecretary
- 2000-07-14➖WRIGHT, William Bernard resignedsecretary
- 2000-05-11➖GEDAY, Mark resigneddirector
- 2000-05-11➖SHAW, Trevor Henry Montague resigneddirector
- 2000-05-08➖NORMAN, Keith William resigneddirector
- 2000-05-05➖BAYLISS, Derek Edgar resigneddirector
- 2000-05-05➕GEDAY, Mark appointeddirector
- 2000-05-05➕SHAW, Trevor Henry Montague appointeddirector
- 2000-05-04➕HARPER, John appointeddirector
- 2000-03-22➖WILSON, David, Dr resigneddirector
- 2000-03-07➕WILSON, David, Dr appointeddirector
- 1999-06-11➖GORE, Malcolm Raymond resignedsecretary
- 1998-01-05➕GLOVER, Alexander Guthrie appointeddirector
- 1997-12-31➖WRIGHT, Adam Ellis resigneddirector
- 1994-10-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
61/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Aak (Uk) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Aak (Uk) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ALLIED FOODS LIMITED
This company · 00500613
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aak (Uk) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 08/06/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1951-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10410 — SIC 10410
Registered office
King George Dock
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU9 5PX
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03
Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)
TAYLOR, Damian Peter→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-09-18
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PATERSON, Alexander→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-09-30
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TAYLOR, Damian Peter→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-09-30
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FOSTER, Jessica Sophie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-07-14 · resigned 2000-10-18
GORE, Malcolm Raymond→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1999-06-11
STEPHENSON, Timothy Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-06-24 · resigned 2007-09-18
WRIGHT, William Bernard→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2000-07-14
ROLLITS COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2000-10-18 · resigned 2002-06-24
BAYLISS, Derek Edgar→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · resigned 2000-05-05
CRAVEN, David Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-02-01 · resigned 2014-09-30
GEDAY, Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2000-05-05 · resigned 2000-05-11
GLOVER, Alexander Guthrie→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1998-01-05 · resigned 2000-10-18
HARPER, John→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2000-05-04 · resigned 2000-10-18
LOWMAN, Peter John→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 1991-09-13
MCINTOSH, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2000-10-18 · resigned 2011-01-31
MILES, John Christopher Owen→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1991-08-22 · resigned 1991-09-18
NORMAN, Keith William→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2000-05-08
PEERS, Donald Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2000-10-18
SADLER, Colin Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · resigned 1992-01-11
SANDERSON, Donald Mark→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 1992-01-11
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Letter of charge | 1 property | 12/10/1994 | 14/10/2000 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Letter of charge | 1 property | 08/04/1994 | 14/10/2000 | |
| outstanding | Unknown | Legal charge | 1 property | 21/05/1984 | — |
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Recent filings (159 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-05