CONTINENTAL WINE & FOOD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
00678941 · ltd · incorporated 1960-12-28
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11020
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 11030SIC 11030
- 46390Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 65.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 65.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — 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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
145 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (46 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-04📄capital-cancellation-treasury-shares-with-date-currency-capital-figurecapital · SH05
- 2025-01-31📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-01-30📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-20📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2023-12-13📄capital-sale-or-transfer-treasury-shares-with-date-currency-capital-figurecapital · SH04
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-12📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2020-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-09-30➖TAYLOR, Peter John resignedsecretary
- 2020-09-30➖TAYLOR, Peter John resigneddirector
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-15➕WHARTON, Nicholas Giles appointeddirector
- 2016-12-31➖BEVILACQUA, Marino resigneddirector
- 2009-06-15🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Mr Marino Bevilacqua
- 2005-08-31➖GRAYSON, Anthony Brian resigneddirector
- 2005-01-28➖GRECH-CINI, Wilfred Joseph resigneddirector
- 2004-12-03➖CARTHY, Michael John resigneddirector
- 2002-11-30➕TAYLOR, Peter John appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-29➖MOORHOUSE, John Earnshaw resignedsecretary
- 2002-01-31➖TURNER, Anthony Robert resigneddirector
- 2001-09-01➕TURNER, Anthony Robert appointeddirector
- 2000-05-02➕SHINWELL, John David appointeddirector
- 2000-04-18➖JONES, Linda resigneddirector
- 1998-09-18➕GRAYSON, Anthony Brian appointeddirector
- 1998-09-18➕TAYLOR, Peter John appointeddirector
- 1997-10-01➕JONES, Linda appointeddirector
- 1996-12-20➕CARTHY, Michael John appointeddirector
- 1996-03-01➖BETTY, Charles John Stewart resigneddirector
- 1995-11-08➕MOORHOUSE, John Earnshaw appointedsecretary
- 1995-11-07➖LAMBERT, Stephen Ronald resignedsecretary
- 1995-05-25➕BETTY, Charles John Stewart appointeddirector
- 1992-06-01➖HOOTON, John Michael resigneddirector
- 1991-11-04🔒Charge registered #6Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1982-05-13🔒Charge registered #5Lender: H. C. Sleigh Management Services Limited
- 1982-05-13🔒Charge registered #4Lender: H. C. Sleigh Management Services Limited
- 1982-05-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1977-04-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1961-05-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Provincial Bank LTD
- 1960-12-28🏢Company incorporatedAs CONTINENTAL WINE & FOOD LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 65 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 low7 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alessandro Bevilacqua Individual · Italian · DOB 03/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| @6SPIRITS LTD→ 13336193 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| A.J. PIES AND PASTRIES LIMITED→ 07620925 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| B WHITE BAKERY LTD→ 16460794 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| B WHITE BUTCHERS LTD→ 16461550 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARRINGTONS FOODS LTD→ 14445096 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BEDALES OF YORKSHIRE LIMITED→ 13296365 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BIG RUDE FOOD LTD→ 12893013 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BOLD BAKING CO LTD→ 16327515 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BOLD OATS CO LTD→ 16324536 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BOOTH BROTHERS FEEDSTOCK LIMITED→ 10647825 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CAFE DE PARIS GROUP LTD→ 17028843 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAKE BAKERY LTD→ 11119855 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1960-12-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11020 — SIC 11020
Registered office
Trafalgar Mills
Leeds Road
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD2 1YY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-04
Last: 2026-05-21
Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)
Active
SHINWELL, John David→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2000-05-02
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WHARTON, Nicholas Giles→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2019-09-15
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LAMBERT, Stephen Ronald→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-11-07
MOORHOUSE, John Earnshaw→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-11-08 · resigned 2002-11-29
TAYLOR, Peter John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-11-30 · resigned 2020-09-30
BETTY, Charles John Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1995-05-25 · resigned 1996-03-01
BEVILACQUA, Marino→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · resigned 2016-12-31
CARTHY, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1996-12-20 · resigned 2004-12-03
GRAYSON, Anthony Brian→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1998-09-18 · resigned 2005-08-31
GRECH-CINI, Wilfred Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2005-01-28
HOOTON, John Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1992-06-01
JONES, Linda→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 1997-10-01 · resigned 2000-04-18
TAYLOR, Peter John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 1998-09-18 · resigned 2020-09-30
TURNER, Anthony Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2001-09-01 · resigned 2002-01-31
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
7
Outstanding
4
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Mr Marino Bevilacqua | Debenture | 1 property | 15/06/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 04/11/1991 | — | |
| outstanding | H. C. Sleigh Management Services H. C. Sleigh Management Services Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 13/05/1982 | — | |
| outstanding | H. C. Sleigh Management Services H. C. Sleigh Management Services Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 13/05/1982 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge | 1 property | 12/05/1982 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 18/04/1977 | — | |
| outstanding | National Provincial Bank National Provincial Bank LTD | Mortgage and general charge. | 1 property | 19/05/1961 | — |
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Recent filings (145 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
capital-cancellation-treasury-shares-with-date-currency-capital-figure
capital · SH05
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-01-31
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2024-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
capital-sale-or-transfer-treasury-shares-with-date-currency-capital-figure
capital · SH04
2023-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-22