RICH PRODUCTS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01847615 · ltd · incorporated 1984-09-12
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 34.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46330SIC 46330
- 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 34.2y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
31 officers (4 active, 31 linked, 22 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
183 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (72 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-18📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-06-18📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2026-06-01➕WILLIAMS, Collette appointedsecretary
- 2026-05-11➖THERON, Thomas Francois resignedsecretary
- 2025-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-30📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-10-29📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-10-28📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-10-27📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-10-27📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-10-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-07-17➕THERON, Thomas Francois appointedsecretary
- 2025-03-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-26➖RUDDER, Jennifer resignedsecretary
- 2024-10-25➖MCCRYSTAL, Lisa resignedsecretary
- 2024-10-25➕RUDDER, Jennifer appointedsecretary
- 2024-10-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-10-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2022-02-03📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2021-11-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-06-02➕MCCRYSTAL, Lisa appointedsecretary
- 2020-04-30➖HUNT, David Edward resigneddirector
- 2020-02-06➕KIM, Jeff appointeddirector
- 2019-12-18➖PICKARD, Theresa Ann resignedsecretary
- 2017-02-28➕FERRANTI, Richard Mario appointeddirector
- 2017-02-28➖KIENER, Mary resigneddirector
- 2017-02-28➖MALCHOFF, Kevin resigneddirector
- 2017-02-28➖RICH JUNIOR, Robert E resigneddirector
- 2017-02-28➖SEGARRA, Joseph William resigneddirector
- 2013-01-01➖HUNT, David Edward resignedsecretary
- 2013-01-01➕PICKARD, Theresa Ann appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-01➕HUNT, David Edward appointeddirector
- 2013-01-01➖RICH, Ted resigneddirector
- 2013-01-01➖THOMOPOULOS, George resigneddirector
- 2010-02-04➕GRIESHOBER, William E appointeddirector
- 2010-02-04➕KIENER, Mary appointeddirector
- 2010-02-04➕RICH, Ted appointeddirector
- 2010-02-04➕SEGARRA, Joseph William appointeddirector
- 2007-02-07➖GRIESHOBER, William E resignedsecretary
- 2006-10-26➕HUNT, David Edward appointedsecretary
- 2006-02-17➖RICH SENIOR, Robert resigneddirector
- 2006-01-30➖FERRANTI, Richard resigneddirector
- 2006-01-30➕MALCHOFF, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2005-08-16➕FERRANTI, Richard appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 72 events
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Robert Edward Rich, Jr. Individual · American · DOB 01/1941 · age 85 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Bob Richceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIONEL HITCHEN LIMITED→ 00838331 · est 1965 | £35.38M £26.07M–£44.68M | — | — | 14000 | 61y | 80 | 75y |
| J.CHANDLER & COMPANY(BUCKFAST),LIMITED→ 00222047 · est 1927 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 99y | 83 | 75y |
| REEVE THE BAKER LIMITED→ 02088228 · est 1987 | — | — | £1.10M | — | 39y | 82 | 74y |
| GLOBAL HARVEST LIMITED→ 07139277 · est 2010 | — | — | £10.9k | — | 16y | 81 | 59y |
| CANN MILLS LIMITED→ 04689655 · est 2003 | — | — | £551.7k | — | 23y | 80 | 64y |
| DODD'S BREWERY CO. LIMITED→ 03498283 · est 1998 | — | — | — | — | 28y | 80 | 60y |
| FULFIL LIMITED→ 07868067 · est 2011 | — | — | £374.2k | — | 14y | 80 | 68y |
| PENNING POWER & WATER LIMITED→ 04163109 · est 2001 | — | — | £672.3k | — | 25y | 80 | 68y |
| MATTIMIA LTD→ 14833911 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MODERN STANDARD COFFEE LIMITED→ 09226610 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1984-09-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
Unit 5 Pioneer Road
Andover Business Park
Andover
SP11 8EZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22
Officers (4 active · 27 resigned)
WILLIAMS, Collette→
Activesecretary · appointed 2026-06-01
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FERRANTI, Richard Mario→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-02-28
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GRIESHOBER, William E→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-02-04
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Active
GRIESHOBER, William E→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-06-11 · resigned 2007-02-07
HUNT, David Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-10-26 · resigned 2013-01-01
MCCRYSTAL, Lisa→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-06-02 · resigned 2024-10-25
O'HURLEY, Maureen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-06-11 · resigned 2004-12-01
PICKARD, Theresa Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2019-12-18
RUDDER, Jennifer→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-10-25 · resigned 2025-02-26
THERON, Thomas Francois→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2025-07-17 · resigned 2026-05-11
TURPITT, Simon Ross→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2005-05-26
FERRANTI, Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2005-08-16 · resigned 2006-01-30
GISEL, William→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · resigned 2004-12-01
HADDAD, James→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1997-08-07 · resigned 2000-04-07
HUNT, David Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-01-01 · resigned 2020-04-30
KIENER, Mary→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-02-04 · resigned 2017-02-28
KUSCHE, Herbert R→
Resigneddirector · ~105y · resigned 2005-08-16
MALCHOFF, Kevin→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2006-01-30 · resigned 2017-02-28
RICH, David→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2005-08-16
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Carol Gibbs / Stuart George Gibbs | Rent deposit deed | 1 property | 27/04/1992 | — |
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Recent filings (183 total)
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-18
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-10-30
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-10-29
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-10-28
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-10-27
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-10-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-07-21
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-10-25