AARDVARK PRT. CO. LTD

🌳Matureactive

01743953 · ltd · incorporated 1983-08-03

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Event catering activities

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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

8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 41.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 41.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	200	200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-05-28
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2026-05-22
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2026-05-22
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officers · CH03
2026-05-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-27
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accounts · AA
2024-05-24
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accounts · AA
2023-05-20
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accounts · AA
2022-04-21
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accounts · AA
2021-06-08
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accounts · AA
2020-07-16
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accounts · AA
2019-10-18
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address · AD01
2019-04-10
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accounts · AA
2018-05-02
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accounts · AA
2017-05-26
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accounts · AA
2016-06-02
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accounts · AA
2013-03-09
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Charge satisfied #4
2013-03-09
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Charge satisfied #3
2012-11-29
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Charge registered #8
Lender: The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C
2012-11-29
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Charge registered #7
Lender: The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C
2008-04-02
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Charge satisfied #5
2007-12-21
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Mortgage Express
2007-05-01
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MEACOCK, Louise Ann appointed
director
2006-02-28
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Charge registered #5
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1994-09-22
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Charge registered #4
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1991-12-05
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Charge satisfied #2
1991-12-05
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Charge satisfied #1
1989-05-12
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
1988-04-15
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1985-02-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1983-08-03
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Company incorporated
As AARDVARK PRT. CO. LTD

Owner dependency

91/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 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

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Peter Thomas Meacock Individual · English · DOB 03/1952 · age 74	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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8 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

Incorporated1983-08-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

590 Green Lanes

London

N13 5RY

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-17

Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MEACOCK, Louise Ann→

secretary

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Active

MEACOCK, Louise Ann→

director · ~68y · appointed 2007-05-01

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Active

MEACOCK, Peter Thomas→

director · ~74y

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Active

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C	Debenture	2 properties	29/11/2012	—
outstanding	Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C	Legal charge	1 property	29/11/2012	—
outstanding	Mortgage Express	Mortgage deed	1 property	21/12/2007	—
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	28/02/2006	02/04/2008
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Mortgage debenture	1 property	22/09/1994	09/03/2013
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Legal mortgage	1 property	12/05/1989	09/03/2013
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	15/04/1988	05/12/1991
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	Legal charge	1 property	04/02/1985	05/12/1991

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Recent filings (106 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-05-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-05-22

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2026-05-22

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-05-22