M.F. REFRIGERATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02176386 · ltd · incorporated 1987-10-12

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 28.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2023

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

61/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.1y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 28.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 13 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

126 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

61/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-12-31
Average employees	300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 dissolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 dissolution
• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 dissolution
• 1 gazette
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-05-20
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dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-04-07
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-03-31
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-12-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-18
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-11
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
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BERARDI, Cristian appointed
director
2024-07-29
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GALLETTA, Patrizio resigned
director
2024-07-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-16
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-12
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-25
➕
GALLETTA, Patrizio appointed
director
2023-12-18
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BOSELLI, Marco resigned
director
2023-11-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-10
➕
TESTARELLA, Federico appointed
director
2023-11-10
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COLOMBI, Claudio resigned
director
2023-09-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-11
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FERRARIO, Umberto Carlo appointed
director
2023-09-11
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COLOMBI, Claudio appointed
director
2023-09-11
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MARCHI, Valerio resigned
director
2023-08-02
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GALLAVOTTI, Mauro resigned
director
2023-07-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-25
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-04-25
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-04-14
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FARRAR, Nigel John resigned
director
2022-09-12
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BOSELLI, Marco appointed
director
2022-09-12
➖
FRESOLONE, Antonino resigned
director
2020-03-26
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-10-31
➖
FILMER, Janet Patricia resigned
secretary
2019-10-31
➕
FARRAR, Nigel John appointed
director
2019-10-31
➖
FILMER, Janet Patricia resigned
director
2019-10-31
➖
FILMER, Michael John resigned
director
2019-10-31
➖
FILMER, Michael John resigned
director
2019-10-31
➕
FRESOLONE, Antonino appointed
director
2019-10-31
➕
GALLAVOTTI, Mauro appointed
director
2019-10-31
➕
MARCHI, Valerio appointed
director
2019-10-30
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Charge satisfied #2
2005-03-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2004-04-27
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FILMER, Michael John appointed
director
1998-04-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
1987-10-12
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Company incorporated
As M.F. REFRIGERATION LIMITED

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — 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 60. Early succession window.

Red flags

2 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-27

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-04

Group structure

Celli Group (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Celli Group (Uk) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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M.F. REFRIGERATION LIMITED

This company · 02176386

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
Celli Group (Uk) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/10/2019

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Janet Patricia Filmerceased 31/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Mr Michael John Filmerceased 31/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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9 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

Incorporated1987-10-12

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Thirsk Industrial Park

York Road

Thirsk

North Yorkshire

YO7 3BX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-03-27OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2023-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-01-04OVERDUE

Last: 2024-12-21

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

BERARDI, Cristian→

director · ~52y · appointed 2024-07-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FERRARIO, Umberto Carlo→

director · ~60y · appointed 2023-09-11

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

TESTARELLA, Federico→

director · ~46y · appointed 2023-11-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FILMER, Janet Patricia→

secretary · resigned 2019-10-31

Resigned

BOSELLI, Marco→

director · ~54y · appointed 2022-09-12 · resigned 2023-12-18

Resigned

COLOMBI, Claudio→

director · ~56y · appointed 2023-09-11 · resigned 2023-11-10

Resigned

FARRAR, Nigel John→

director · ~51y · appointed 2019-10-31 · resigned 2023-04-14

Resigned

FILMER, Janet Patricia→

director · ~80y · resigned 2019-10-31

Resigned

FILMER, Michael John→

director · ~61y · appointed 2004-04-27 · resigned 2019-10-31

Resigned

FILMER, Michael John→

director · ~86y · resigned 2019-10-31

Resigned

FRESOLONE, Antonino→

director · ~55y · appointed 2019-10-31 · resigned 2022-09-12

Resigned

GALLAVOTTI, Mauro→

director · ~60y · appointed 2019-10-31 · resigned 2023-08-02

Resigned

GALLETTA, Patrizio→

director · ~65y · appointed 2024-01-25 · resigned 2024-07-29

Resigned

MARCHI, Valerio→

director · ~50y · appointed 2019-10-31 · resigned 2023-09-11

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Deposit agreement to secure own liabilities	1 property	08/03/2005	30/10/2019
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	29/04/1998	26/03/2020

Recent filings (126 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · SOAS(A)

2026-05-20

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-04-07

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-03-31

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-12-27

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-03-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-17

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-03-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-12-20

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-07-29

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-07-29

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-03-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-13

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-03-12

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-01-29

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-01-29