A.G. PARFETT & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01472970 · ltd · incorporated 1980-01-15

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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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 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

24 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 45.9y

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 45.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).

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

Lenders & charges

24 charges (24/24 with lender, 24/24 with type)

Directors & officers

22 officers (6 active, 22 linked, 19 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

208 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (100 events)Click to expand

2026-04-11
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HOPE, Cheryl Marie appointed
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2025-04-11
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ATHWAL, Gurminder resigned
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Charge satisfied #23
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Charge satisfied #1
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BONE, Richard Austin appointed
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2024-07-02
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2024-06-30
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GRIMES, David resigned
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2024-03-18
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Charge registered #24
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2024-02-16
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WHITWORTH, Andrew resigned
director
2023-11-09
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Charge satisfied #20
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SUSZCZENIA, Gregory resigned
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Owner dependency

48/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

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

Parfetts Employee Trust Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Parfetts Employee Trust Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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A.G. PARFETT & SONS LIMITED

This company · 01472970

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
Parfetts Employee Trust Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated1980-01-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

Didsbury Road

Stockport

Cheshire

SK4 2JP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-17

Last: 2025-12-03