FRONERI ICE CREAM UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

00901522 · ltd · incorporated 1967-03-21

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10520

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 11 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (38/100).

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Refinance opportunity

19 live charges · 11 lenders · oldest 35.3y

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 35.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 11 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 53/100 (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

19 charges (19/19 with lender, 19/19 with type)

Directors & officers

36 officers (5 active, 36 linked, 32 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

241 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (120 events)Click to expand

2026-06-07
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accounts · AA
2025-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-23
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officers · AP01
2025-04-17
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ELSHAZLY, Sherif appointed
director
2025-04-17
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FRAINE, Michael John resigned
director
2025-03-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
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CHOULES, Cameron Frank appointed
director
2025-01-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-22
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VAN ANTWERP, Brunhilde resigned
director
2024-05-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-15
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-21
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WHITE, Mark Pexton appointed
director
2023-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
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SLATER, Richard Wardill resigned
director
2023-02-21
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officers · AP01
2023-02-17
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HENDERSON, Katie appointed
director
2022-06-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
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mortgage · MR01
2022-01-18
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Charge registered #19
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
2021-11-12
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mortgage · MR01
2021-11-06
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-03
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
2021-07-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-27
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officers · AP01
2021-04-22
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ELSWORTH, Ross Martin appointed
director
2021-04-22
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GRIFFIN, Phil Karl resigned
director
2021-04-22
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NAJAFI, Ibrahim Mahmood Ibrahim resigned
director
2021-04-22
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SLATER, Richard Wardill appointed
director
2021-04-22
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VAN ANTWERP, Brunhilde appointed
director
2021-01-31
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MATTIA, Marcello resigned
director
2020-05-20
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Credit Suisse Ag, Cayman Islands Branch, 11 Madison Avenue, New York, Ny 10010 United States as Security Agent (As Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties)
2020-02-18
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WRIST, Samuel David resigned
director
2018-10-17
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MATTIA, Marcello resigned
secretary
2018-06-01
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MATTIA, Marcello appointed
secretary
2018-06-01
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MATTIA, Marcello appointed
director
2018-05-31
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MARTINEZ CARRETERO, Daniel resigned
secretary
2018-05-31
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MARTINEZ CARRETERO, Daniel resigned
director
2017-01-09
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MARTINEZ CARRETERO, Daniel appointed
secretary
2016-12-31
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FINNERAN, Andrew Bernard resigned
secretary
2016-12-31
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FINNERAN, Andrew Bernard resigned
director
2016-10-31
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MARTINEZ CARRETERO, Daniel appointed
director
2016-10-05
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Charge satisfied #16
2016-10-05
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Charge satisfied #15
2016-10-05
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Charge satisfied #14
2015-12-31
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PICKTHALL, Peter John resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 120 events

Owner dependency

40/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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

Froneri International Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Froneri International Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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FRONERI ICE CREAM UK LIMITED

This company · 00901522

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
Froneri International Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	17/12/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Richmond Foods Limitedceased 17/12/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Incorporated1967-03-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10520 — SIC 10520

Registered office

Richmond House

Leeming Bar

Northallerton

North Yorkshire

DL7 9UL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-15

Last: 2025-11-01