MOGUNTIA FOOD INGREDIENTS UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02363812 · ltd · incorporated 1989-03-21
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10840
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueConservative operator with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 35.8y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 35.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 13 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
163 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £648,635
Turned profitable
Returned to profit this year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £648.6k | £-552.1k |
| Average employees | 118 | 11500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-29🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
- 2022-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-01-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-01-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄second-filing-of-director-termination-with-nameofficers · RP04TM01
- 2021-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-01-04➕KENT, Nigel appointeddirector
- 2020-12-31➖CAMPANARO, Francesco resigneddirector
- 2020-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30➖HITCH, Colin Leslie resigneddirector
- 2020-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-16➖NEALE, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2019-04-01➕FERGUSON, Darren William Archibald appointedsecretary
- 2019-02-25🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2019-02-25🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-02-25🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-02-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-04-10➖JORDENS, Marc resigneddirector
- 2018-04-07➕NEALE, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2018-03-20➕YEATES, Paul appointeddirector
- 2018-01-25➕CAMPANARO, Francesco appointeddirector
- 2016-01-04➕HITCH, Colin Leslie appointeddirector
- 2015-01-31➖MURRAY, Elaine Jean resigneddirector
- 2010-12-03➖LANE, Christopher John resignedsecretary
- 2010-12-03➖LANE, Christopher John resigneddirector
- 2007-11-28➕MURRAY, Elaine Jean appointeddirector
- 2007-10-22➖MURPHY, Kevin resigneddirector
- 2007-01-15➕JORDENS, Marc appointeddirector
- 2006-12-31➖ROBINSON, Norman resigneddirector
- 2006-10-10➕MURPHY, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2006-10-09➕LANE, Christopher John appointedsecretary
- 2006-10-02➖ROBINSON, Norman resignedsecretary
- 2006-07-03➕LANE, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2006-07-03➖ROBERTS, Gary resigneddirector
- 2005-06-10➖MOORHEAD, David John resignedsecretary
- 2005-06-10➕ROBINSON, Norman appointedsecretary
- 2005-04-05➖SMITH, Alan Margetson resigneddirector
- 2005-04-05➖WHEATLEY, Arthur Suttle resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Moguntia Food Group Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Moguntia Food Group Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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MOGUNTIA FOOD INGREDIENTS UK LIMITED
This company · 02363812
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Moguntia Food Group Uk Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 02/06/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Moguntia Schweiz Agceased 02/06/2025· 75-100% shares
- Moguntia Food Group Uk Limitedceased 01/06/2025· 75-100% shares
- Mr Ralph Karl Paul Buchholzceased 31/12/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| MONTROSE SCOTCH WHISKY LTD.→ 01110907 · est 1973 | — | — | £2.5k | — | 53y | 82 | 68y |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10840 — SIC 10840
Registered office
Hetton Lyons Industrial Estate
Houghton Le Spring
Tyne & Wear
DH5 0RH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)
FERGUSON, Darren William Archibald→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YEATES, Paul→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2018-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARDING, David John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-06-30
LANE, Christopher John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-10-09 · resigned 2010-12-03
MOORHEAD, David John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-07-01 · resigned 2005-06-10
ROBINSON, Norman→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-06-10 · resigned 2006-10-02
CAMPANARO, Francesco→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2018-01-25 · resigned 2020-12-31
HITCH, Colin Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-01-04 · resigned 2020-09-30
JORDENS, Marc→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2007-01-15 · resigned 2018-04-10
LANE, Christopher John→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2006-07-03 · resigned 2010-12-03
MURPHY, Kevin→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2006-10-10 · resigned 2007-10-22
MURRAY, Elaine Jean→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-11-28 · resigned 2015-01-31
NEALE, Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-04-07 · resigned 2020-09-16
ROBERTS, Gary→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2004-10-15 · resigned 2006-07-03
ROBINSON, Norman→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · resigned 2006-12-31
SMITH, Alan Margetson→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2005-04-05
WHEATLEY, Arthur Suttle→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · resigned 2005-04-05
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 29/09/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 26/09/1997 | 25/02/2019 | |
| satisfied | Sheila Frances Smith / Alan Margetson Smith / Lilian Wheatley / Arthur Suttle Wheatley | Legal charge | 1 property | 30/06/1997 | 26/11/1997 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 08/12/1994 | 25/02/2019 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Corporate mortgage | 1 property | 20/12/1993 | 25/02/2019 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 12/09/1990 | 25/02/2019 |
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Recent filings (163 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-06-06