ABERGAVENNY FINE FOODS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02094670 · ltd · incorporated 1987-01-29
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 13 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

18 live charges · 13 lenders · oldest 36.9y

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

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
18 charges (18/18 with lender, 18/18 with type)
90
Directors & officers
28 officers (4 active, 28 linked, 23 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
190 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Loss-making
Loss before tax £2,324,018

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Profit before tax£-2.32M
Average employees240

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
1
filing
  • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 4 mortgage
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (104 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-03-19
    🔒
    Charge registered #18
    Lender: Global Loan Agency Services Gmbh, as Security Agent
  3. 2026-01-29
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2026-01-29
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2026-01-29
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  6. 2026-01-29
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #17
  7. 2026-01-29
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #16
  8. 2026-01-29
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #15
  9. 2025-10-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-10-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-10-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-10-03
    DUMBRECK, Anthony appointed
    director
  13. 2025-10-03
    SKELDING, Philip John resigned
    director
  14. 2025-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2025-06-02
    LOMPE, Holger resigned
    director
  16. 2025-04-17
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2025-04-14
    🔒
    Charge registered #17
    Lender: Wilmington Trust Sp Services (Frankfurt) Gmbh (as Security Agent)
  18. 2025-03-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2025-03-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2025-03-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2025-03-03
    JUHNKE, Andreas appointed
    director
  22. 2025-03-03
    WEDEL, Roman appointed
    director
  23. 2025-03-03
    LOMPE, Holger appointed
    director
  24. 2025-01-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2025-01-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  26. 2025-01-13
    BROSS, Matthias Arthur resigned
    director
  27. 2025-01-13
    SKELDING, Philip John appointed
    director
  28. 2024-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  29. 2023-09-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  30. 2022-11-16
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  31. 2022-11-03
    🔒
    Charge registered #16
    Lender: Wilmington Trust Sp Services (Frankfurt) Gmbh as Security Agent / Trustee
  32. 2022-08-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  33. 2022-08-23
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  34. 2022-08-22
    BROWNLEE, Tarryn resigned
    secretary
  35. 2022-08-22
    BROWNLEE, Tarryn resigned
    director
  36. 2022-05-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  37. 2022-05-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  38. 2022-04-30
    REES, Jason John resigned
    director
  39. 2021-12-17
    MORTIMER, Paul Justin resigned
    director
  40. 2021-06-29
    🔒
    Charge registered #15
    Lender: Wilmington Trust Sp Services (Frankfurt) Gmbh (as Security Agent)
  41. 2021-06-01
    LORD, Andrew Michael resigned
    director
  42. 2021-05-11
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #12
  43. 2021-05-05
    🔒
    Charge registered #14
    Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
  44. 2021-04-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #11
  45. 2021-04-08
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #10
  46. 2021-03-31
    DERVIEUX, Frederic Laurent Fabrice appointed
    director
  47. 2021-03-31
    BOWMAN, Melanie Louise Anne resigned
    director
  48. 2021-03-31
    BROSS, Matthias Arthur appointed
    director
  49. 2021-03-31
    CRASKE, Bryson John resigned
    director
  50. 2020-07-01
    REES, Jason John appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 104 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

2 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: LOMPE, Holger resigned 2025-06-02; SKELDING, Philip John resigned 2025-10-03

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

Abergavenny Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Abergavenny Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ABERGAVENNY FINE FOODS LIMITED
This company · 02094670

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Abergavenny Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting09/06/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Anthony John Craskeceased 09/06/2020· significant influence

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

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10 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
Incorporated1987-01-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

Unit 6 Castle Meadows Park
Merthyr Road
Abergavenny
Monmouthshire
NP7 7RZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (4 active · 24 resigned)

DERVIEUX, Frederic Laurent Fabrice
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-03-31
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Active
DUMBRECK, Anthony
director · ~65y · appointed 2025-10-03
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Active
JUHNKE, Andreas
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-03-03
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Active
WEDEL, Roman
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-03-03
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Active
BROWNLEE, Tarryn
secretary · appointed 2019-04-03 · resigned 2022-08-22
Resigned
CRASKE, Pamela Helen
secretary · resigned 2011-08-31
Resigned
HARRIES, Sylvia
secretary · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2013-05-13
Resigned
INNES, Kathryn Rebecca
secretary · appointed 2013-06-14 · resigned 2017-02-20
Resigned
KERSLEY, David Paul
secretary · appointed 2017-02-20 · resigned 2019-04-03
Resigned
BOWMAN, Melanie Louise Anne
director · ~61y · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
BROSS, Matthias Arthur
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-03-31 · resigned 2025-01-13
Resigned
BROWNLEE, Tarryn
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-04-03 · resigned 2022-08-22
Resigned
CRASKE, Anthony John
director · ~90y · resigned 2020-06-09
Resigned
CRASKE, Bryson John
director · ~55y · appointed 1998-04-01 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
CRASKE, Pamela Helen
director · ~85y · resigned 1992-12-31
Resigned
DAVIES, Nigel Frederick
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-02-11 · resigned 2004-02-11
Resigned
FLETCHER, Ian Frederick
director · ~86y · appointed 2000-11-30 · resigned 2003-07-14
Resigned
HARRIES, Sylvia
director · ~72y · appointed 2010-12-06 · resigned 2013-06-13
Resigned
INNES, Kathryn Rebecca
director · ~60y · appointed 2013-06-14 · resigned 2017-02-20
Resigned
KERSLEY, David Paul
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-02-20 · resigned 2019-04-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

18
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:18 of 18 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Global Loan Agency Services Gmbh, as Security Agent
A registered charge2 properties19/03/2026
satisfied
Wilmington Trust Sp Services (Frankfurt) Gmbh (as Security Agent)
A registered charge14/04/202529/01/2026
satisfied
Wilmington Trust Sp Services (Frankfurt) Gmbh as Security Agent / Trustee
A registered charge03/11/202229/01/2026
satisfied
Wilmington Trust Sp Services (Frankfurt) Gmbh (as Security Agent)
A registered charge29/06/202129/01/2026
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
A registered charge05/05/2021
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property26/06/2020
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
A registered charge05/05/202011/05/2021
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) LTD
A registered charge30/04/202012/04/2021
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property30/03/202008/04/2021
satisfied
Dbw Investments (14)
Dbw Investments (14) Limited
A registered charge2 properties30/05/201928/05/2020
satisfied
Liquidity as Security Trustee ("Security Holder") for Each Group Member
Liquidity Limited as Security Trustee ("Security Holder") for Each Group Member
Debenture1 property15/06/201026/05/2020
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property15/10/200716/07/2010
satisfied
Finance Wales Investments (2)
Finance Wales Investments (2) Limited
Debenture1 property23/06/200604/10/2008
satisfied
Lombard North Central
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Chattel mortgage1 property02/10/200322/04/2014
satisfied
Lombard North Central
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Chattel mortgage1 property10/09/200322/04/2014
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Recent filings (190 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-03-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-27