CLASSIC FOOD SUPPLIES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02731340 · ltd · incorporated 1992-07-15

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

95 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

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-04-17
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2025-04-08
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2024-03-25
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accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-19
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2023-07-19
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officers · TM01
2023-07-19
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officers · AP01
2023-07-19
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officers · AP01
2023-05-01
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RAWAL, Kalpana appointed
director
2023-05-01
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RAWAL, Selina Kajal appointed
director
2023-05-01
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RAWAL, Krishna Kumar resigned
director
2023-03-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
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2021-04-30
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2020-04-17
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2019-03-05
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2018-04-12
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2017-04-27
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accounts · AA
2004-08-02
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ASHFORD ASSOCIATES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-08-01
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VYAS, Shital resigned
secretary
2004-06-01
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RAWAL, Krishna Kumar appointed
director
2004-06-01
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VYAS, Ruchir resigned
director
2004-06-01
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VYAS, Shital resigned
director
2004-05-01
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VYAS, Kunal resigned
director
1998-02-05
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VYAS, Ruchir appointed
director
1997-05-02
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BHATT, Sharad resigned
director
1997-05-02
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VYAS, Kunal appointed
director
1994-12-09
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BHATT, Sharad appointed
director
1994-12-09
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RAWAL, Kalpana resigned
director
1993-04-15
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RAWAL, Kalpana appointed
director
1993-04-15
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VYAS, Shital appointed
director
1993-04-15
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YAGNIK, Jayesh resigned
director
1992-07-15
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Company incorporated
As CLASSIC FOOD SUPPLIES LIMITED
1992-07-15
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VYAS, Shital appointed
secretary
1992-07-15
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AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-07-15
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AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1992-07-15
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YAGNIK, Jayesh appointed
director
1992-07-15
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BUYVIEW LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1992-07-15
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BUYVIEW LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

81/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — RAWAL, Selina Kajal (same surname) appointed 2023-05-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Kalpana Rawal Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/05/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Krishna Kumar Rawalceased 01/05/2023· 75-100% shares · board control · significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1992-07-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

74a High Street

Wanstead

London

E11 2RJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-29

Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

ASHFORD ASSOCIATES SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-08-02

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RAWAL, Kalpana→

director · ~79y · appointed 2023-05-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

RAWAL, Selina Kajal→

director · ~43y · appointed 2023-05-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

VYAS, Shital→

secretary · appointed 1992-07-15 · resigned 2004-08-01

Resigned

AA COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-07-15 · resigned 1992-07-15

Resigned

BHATT, Sharad→

director · ~74y · appointed 1994-12-09 · resigned 1997-05-02

Resigned

RAWAL, Kalpana→

director · ~79y · appointed 1993-04-15 · resigned 1994-12-09

Resigned

RAWAL, Krishna Kumar→

director · ~84y · appointed 2004-06-01 · resigned 2023-05-01

Resigned

VYAS, Kunal→

director · ~55y · appointed 1997-05-02 · resigned 2004-05-01

Resigned

VYAS, Ruchir→

director · ~53y · appointed 1998-02-05 · resigned 2004-06-01

Resigned

VYAS, Shital→

director · ~53y · appointed 1993-04-15 · resigned 2004-06-01

Resigned

YAGNIK, Jayesh→

director · ~68y · appointed 1992-07-15 · resigned 1993-04-15

Resigned

BUYVIEW LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-07-15 · resigned 1992-07-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (95 total)

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2025-07-16

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accounts · AA

2025-04-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

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2024-09-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-03-25

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-19

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-07-19

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2023-07-19

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

officers · TM01

2023-07-19

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officers · AP01

2023-07-19

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officers · AP01

2023-07-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

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2022-07-15

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2022-04-21

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