CRYSTAL HEART SALAD COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01023813 · ltd · incorporated 1971-09-13
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£583.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 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

10 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 54.6y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 54.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
135 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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £583,106
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£687
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£583k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£135k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£117k£233k£350k£466k£583kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£813.9k£829.9k
Current assets£135.5k£287.5k
Cash£687£125.9k
Debtors£61.2k£92.2k
Net assets£583.1k£524.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
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  7. 2025-11-17
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  13. 2025-09-29
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  14. 2024-09-26
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  15. 2023-09-07
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  16. 2022-09-22
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  17. 2021-09-28
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  18. 2020-11-25
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  19. 2020-10-20
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  20. 2015-02-17
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
  21. 2012-04-19
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    Charge satisfied #7
  22. 2012-04-19
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    Charge satisfied #6
  23. 2012-04-19
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    Charge satisfied #5
  24. 2012-04-19
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    Charge satisfied #2
  25. 2012-02-28
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  26. 2012-02-10
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  27. 2007-01-30
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    BUNTING, Alan John appointed
    secretary
  28. 2007-01-30
    ➖
    BEAN, Anthony James resigned
    secretary
  29. 2006-01-10
    ➕
    BEAN, Anthony James appointed
    secretary
  30. 2006-01-10
    ➖
    ELLIS, Martin Stuart resigned
    secretary
  31. 2003-10-31
    ➖
    ELLIS, Martin Stuart resigned
    director
  32. 2003-03-04
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    BEAN, Andrew Charles appointed
    director
  33. 2003-03-04
    ➕
    BEAN, Martin William appointed
    director
  34. 2003-03-04
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    BEAN, Philip Arthur William resigned
    director
  35. 2003-03-04
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    BEAN, Sally resigned
    director
  36. 2002-12-13
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  37. 2002-12-03
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    ELLIS, Martin Stuart appointed
    director
  38. 2002-11-21
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    BEAN, Anthony James appointed
    director
  39. 2001-03-28
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Philip Arthur William Bean
  40. 1998-11-03
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    ELLIS, Martin Stuart resigned
    director
  41. 1998-09-22
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    ELLIS, Martin Stuart appointed
    director
  42. 1997-02-08
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    Charge satisfied #3
  43. 1997-02-08
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    Charge satisfied #1
  44. 1995-12-18
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  45. 1995-09-05
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    Charge satisfied #4
  46. 1981-11-26
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  47. 1981-11-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  48. 1974-03-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  49. 1971-12-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  50. 1971-09-13
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    Company incorporated
    As CRYSTAL HEART SALAD COMPANY LIMITED

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Charles Bean
Individual · British · DOB 01/1966 · age 60
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting10/01/2026
Mr Anthony James Bean
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest06/04/2016
Ms Claudia Victoria Gherardelli
Individual · Italian · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest06/04/2016
Mr Martin William Bean
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Andrew Charles Beanceased 09/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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7 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
Incorporated1971-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

Crystal Heart Salad Co Ltd Mill Lane
Sandholme
Brough
HU15 2XS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

BUNTING, Alan John→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-30
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Active
BEAN, Andrew Charles→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-03-04
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Active
BEAN, Anthony James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-11-21
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Active
BEAN, Martin William→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-03-04
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Active
BEAN, Anthony James→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-10 · resigned 2007-01-30
Resigned
ELLIS, Martin Stuart→
secretary · resigned 2006-01-10
Resigned
BEAN, Philip Arthur William→
director · ~89y · resigned 2003-03-04
Resigned
BEAN, Sally→
director · ~86y · resigned 2003-03-04
Resigned
ELLIS, Martin Stuart→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-12-03 · resigned 2003-10-31
Resigned
ELLIS, Martin Stuart→
director · ~69y · appointed 1998-09-22 · resigned 1998-11-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

10
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
A registered charge3 properties17/02/2015—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties28/02/2012—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Debenture1 property10/02/2012—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property13/12/200219/04/2012
satisfied
Philip Arthur William Bean
Mortgage debenture1 property28/03/200119/04/2012
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Fixed and floating charge1 property18/12/199519/04/2012
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property26/11/198105/09/1995
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Charge1 property18/11/198108/02/1997
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property29/03/197419/04/2012
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Charge1 property09/12/197108/02/1997
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Recent filings (135 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-20
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officers · CH01
2026-01-09
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2026-01-09
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2025-11-17
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2025-11-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
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2025-11-17
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accounts · AA
2025-09-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
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