BARRY CALLEBAUT BEVERAGES UK LTD

📉Decliningactive
02004167 · ltd · incorporated 1986-03-26
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
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10821
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 39.4y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 39.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
22 officers (3 active, 22 linked, 17 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
161 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £4,029

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Profit before tax£4.0k£92.1k
Average employees252800

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (59 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-12
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    ZHANG, Jiaqi resigned
    director
  4. 2025-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-09-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-09-19
    ➕
    SCHWARTZE, Jörg Peter appointed
    director
  8. 2025-09-19
    ➕
    TAILOR, Varsha Thakordash appointed
    director
  9. 2025-09-19
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    FITZPATRICK, Gareth Michael resigned
    director
  10. 2025-07-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-07-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-07-14
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    ZHANG, Jiaqi appointed
    director
  13. 2025-06-30
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    VAN DER KNAAP, Frederik Jacobus Lambertus resigned
    director
  14. 2025-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-08-15
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2024-08-15
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2024-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-11-21
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    FITZPATRICK, Gareth Michael appointed
    director
  20. 2022-11-21
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    TUCKER, Andrew James resigned
    director
  21. 2022-11-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2022-11-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2022-02-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  24. 2022-02-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  25. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-11-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2021-11-17
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  28. 2021-10-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2021-10-06
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    TAILOR, Varsha Thakordas Himesh appointed
    secretary
  30. 2021-10-01
    ➕
    TUCKER, Andrew James appointed
    director
  31. 2021-08-27
    ➖
    SOUTHWELL, Tracy Elizabeth Anne resigned
    director
  32. 2021-06-14
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    CHRISTIAN, Richard Anthony resigned
    secretary
  33. 2021-06-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  34. 2019-09-01
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    DE REYMAEKER, Filip resigned
    director
  35. 2019-09-01
    ➕
    VAN DER KNAAP, Frederik Jacobus Lambertus appointed
    director
  36. 2018-08-22
    ➕
    SOUTHWELL, Tracy Elizabeth Anne appointed
    director
  37. 2017-02-24
    ➖
    FLEMING, Andy resigned
    director
  38. 2016-09-01
    ➕
    DE REYMAEKER, Filip appointed
    director
  39. 2015-08-24
    ➕
    CHRISTIAN, Richard Anthony appointed
    secretary
  40. 2015-08-24
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Laura resigned
    secretary
  41. 2015-02-27
    ➖
    HOLDWAY, Peter James resigned
    director
  42. 2013-08-01
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    WILLIAMS, Laura appointed
    secretary
  43. 2013-07-31
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    BEVERIDGE, Alan Stanislaus resigned
    secretary
  44. 2013-04-01
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    FLEMING, Andy appointed
    director
  45. 2013-03-31
    ➖
    COOPER, Adrian James resigned
    director
  46. 2012-05-24
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    ZEWDE, Fekade resigned
    director
  47. 2012-04-02
    ➕
    HOLDWAY, Peter James appointed
    director
  48. 2009-08-20
    ➕
    COOPER, Adrian James appointed
    director
  49. 2009-08-20
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    SPANGSBERG, Michael resigned
    director
  50. 2006-05-24
    ➕
    SPANGSBERG, Michael appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 59 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: FITZPATRICK, Gareth Michael resigned 2025-09-19; VAN DER KNAAP, Frederik Jacobus Lambertus resigned 2025-06-30; ZHANG, Jiaqi resigned 2025-12-12

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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
Incorporated1986-03-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10821 — SIC 10821

Registered office

Barry Callebaut Beverages Uk Ltd Sovereign Way
Chester West Employment Park
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 4QJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (3 active · 19 resigned)

TAILOR, Varsha Thakordas Himesh→
secretary · appointed 2021-10-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SCHWARTZE, Jörg Peter→
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TAILOR, Varsha Thakordash→
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEVERIDGE, Alan Stanislaus→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2013-07-31
Resigned
CHRISTIAN, Richard Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-24 · resigned 2021-06-14
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Laura→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-01 · resigned 2015-08-24
Resigned
ZEWDE, Fekade→
secretary · resigned 2002-01-01
Resigned
ALLWORK, Stephen Raymond→
director · ~91y · resigned 2003-04-04
Resigned
COOPER, Adrian James→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-08-20 · resigned 2013-03-31
Resigned
DE REYMAEKER, Filip→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2019-09-01
Resigned
FITZPATRICK, Gareth Michael→
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-11-21 · resigned 2025-09-19
Resigned
FLEMING, Andy→
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-04-01 · resigned 2017-02-24
Resigned
HOLDWAY, Peter James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2012-04-02 · resigned 2015-02-27
Resigned
SMITH, Stephen Mark→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2004-04-20
Resigned
SOUTHWELL, Tracy Elizabeth Anne→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-08-22 · resigned 2021-08-27
Resigned
SPANGSBERG, Michael→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-05-24 · resigned 2009-08-20
Resigned
STOTT, Edward Ronald→
director · ~83y · resigned 2006-05-24
Resigned
STOTT, John Roy→
director · ~80y · resigned 1992-03-03
Resigned
TUCKER, Andrew James→
director · ~54y · appointed 2021-10-01 · resigned 2022-11-21
Resigned
VAN DER KNAAP, Frederik Jacobus Lambertus→
director · ~53y · appointed 2019-09-01 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Mortgage debenture1 property30/01/198715/08/2024

Recent filings (161 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-21