ACCRINGTON BEEF COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02584919 · ltd · incorporated 1991-02-22

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 32.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 32.6y

85/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 32.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

116 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-28	2024-04-28
Average employees	2	200

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 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand

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2022-04-14
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SLINGER, John resigned
director
2022-01-11
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2022-01-07
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SLINGER, Amy appointed
director
2021-06-25
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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2016-02-06
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Charge satisfied #1
2005-08-05
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SLINGER, Amy appointed
secretary
2005-08-05
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ELLIS, Philip resigned
secretary
2005-08-05
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ELLIS, Philip resigned
director
2002-09-19
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SLINGER, Robert appointed
director
2002-09-19
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ELLIS, Philip appointed
secretary
2002-09-19
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SLINGER, Thomas resigned
secretary
2002-09-19
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ELLIS, Philip appointed
director
2002-09-19
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SLINGER, Thomas resigned
director
1993-09-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Yorkshire Bank PLC
1991-06-22
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SLINGER, Thomas appointed
secretary
1991-06-22
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SLINGER, Thomas appointed
director
1991-04-23
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DEW, Brian David resigned
director
1991-04-22
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BROCKLEHURST, David resigned
secretary
1991-04-22
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SLINGER, John appointed
director
1991-04-16
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BROCKLEHURST, David appointed
secretary
1991-04-16
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BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-04-16
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DEW, Brian David appointed
director
1991-04-16
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DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
1991-02-22
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Company incorporated
As ACCRINGTON BEEF COMPANY LIMITED
1991-02-22
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BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1991-02-22
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DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100

Weak signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — SLINGER, Amy (same surname) appointed 2022-01-07. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Amy Slinger Individual · British · DOB 09/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Lorna Christine Slinger Individual · British · DOB 09/1946 · age 80	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Robert Slinger Individual · British · DOB 10/1971 · age 55	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1991-02-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products

Registered office

26 King Street

Clitheroe

Lancashire

BB7 9SL

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-28

Last made up to: 2025-04-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)

SLINGER, Amy→

secretary · appointed 2005-08-05

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Active

SLINGER, Amy→

director · ~52y · appointed 2022-01-07

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Active

SLINGER, Robert→

director · ~55y · appointed 2002-09-19

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Active

BROCKLEHURST, David→

secretary · appointed 1991-04-16 · resigned 1991-04-22

Resigned

ELLIS, Philip→

secretary · appointed 2002-09-19 · resigned 2005-08-05

Resigned

SLINGER, Thomas→

secretary · appointed 1991-06-22 · resigned 2002-09-19

Resigned

BRITANNIA COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-02-22 · resigned 1991-04-16

Resigned

DEW, Brian David→

director · ~64y · appointed 1991-04-16 · resigned 1991-04-23

Resigned

ELLIS, Philip→

director · ~73y · appointed 2002-09-19 · resigned 2005-08-05

Resigned

SLINGER, John→

director · ~86y · appointed 1991-04-22 · resigned 2022-04-10

Resigned

SLINGER, Thomas→

director · ~84y · appointed 1991-06-22 · resigned 2002-09-19

Resigned

DEANSGATE COMPANY FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-02-22 · resigned 1991-04-16

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Virgin Money Yorkshire Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	21/09/1993	06/02/2016

Recent filings (116 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-14

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-02-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-02-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-02-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-02-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-02-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-02-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-02-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-14

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2025-02-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-05

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-02-06

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2024-02-06