FIRSTPLAY DIETARY FOODS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02850095 · ltd · incorporated 1993-09-02
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£701.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10730
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £701,190
Cash YoY
+7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£203k
↑ 7.3% YoY
Net Worth
£701k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£765k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£153k£306k£459k£612k£765kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£717.8k£618.3k
Current assets£764.7k£638.4k
Cash£203.2k£189.3k
Debtors£371.5k£281.1k
Net assets£701.2k£573.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-31
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    FLETCHER, Stephen Robert resigned
    director
  4. 2025-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-06-26
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2025-06-26
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2025-06-25
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2025-06-25
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  9. 2025-06-23
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  10. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-07-31
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    KERRIGAN, Mark appointed
    director
  18. 2019-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-05-29
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    FLETCHER, Elsie resigned
    director
  21. 2015-05-28
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Thomas appointed
    director
  22. 1993-09-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FIRSTPLAY DIETARY FOODS LIMITED
  23. 1993-09-02
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Linda Susan appointed
    secretary
  24. 1993-09-02
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Linda Susan appointed
    director
  25. 1993-09-02
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1993-09-02
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1993-09-02
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Elsie appointed
    director
  28. 1993-09-02
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Stephen Robert appointed
    director
  29. 1993-09-02
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 1993-09-02
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 1993-09-02
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 1993-09-02
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Linda Susan Fletcher
Individual · English · DOB 04/1955 · age 71
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/09/2016

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
Incorporated1993-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10730 — SIC 10730

Registered office

Unit 13, Spark Business Park
Hamilton Road
Stockport
Cheshire
SK1 2AE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-08
Last: 2025-07-25

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

FLETCHER, Linda Susan→
secretary · appointed 1993-09-02
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Active
FLETCHER, Linda Susan→
director · ~71y · appointed 1993-09-02
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Active
FLETCHER, Thomas→
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KERRIGAN, Mark→
director · ~45y · appointed 2019-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-09-02 · resigned 1993-09-02
Resigned
FLETCHER, Elsie→
director · ~97y · appointed 1993-09-02 · resigned 2015-05-29
Resigned
FLETCHER, Stephen Robert→
director · ~74y · appointed 1993-09-02 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-09-02 · resigned 1993-09-02
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-09-02 · resigned 1993-09-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (87 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-06-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-06-26
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-25
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-06-25
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17