THE BRITISH CHEESE BOARD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03054212 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1995-05-09
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
40 officers (3 active, 40 linked, 35 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
143 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (93 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-08
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  2. 2024-09-24
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  3. 2023-10-09
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  4. 2022-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  5. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-01
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    BUCK, Colin Matthew appointed
    secretary
  7. 2020-12-01
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    HUNTER, Kirk John resigned
    secretary
  8. 2020-12-01
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  9. 2020-12-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  12. 2018-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
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  15. 2016-05-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-06-08
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2015-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-01-01
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    BRYANS, Judith Angela, Dr appointed
    director
  19. 2015-01-01
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    VERNON, Paul appointed
    director
  20. 2015-01-01
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    HUNTER, Kirk John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2014-12-31
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    WHITE, Nigel Stephen resigned
    secretary
  22. 2014-12-31
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    BECKETT, Justin Charles resigned
    director
  23. 2014-12-31
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    COGGIN, Ian Thomas resigned
    director
  24. 2014-12-31
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    JACKSON, Alastair Malcolm resigned
    director
  25. 2014-12-31
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    WALKER, Matthew John resigned
    director
  26. 2014-12-31
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    WILLES, Peter Anthony resigned
    director
  27. 2014-09-24
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    COGGIN, Ian Thomas appointed
    director
  28. 2014-09-24
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    WALKER, Matthew John appointed
    director
  29. 2013-12-21
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    DOWNEY, Laura resigned
    director
  30. 2013-09-30
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    PONSFORD, Philip resigned
    director
  31. 2013-09-11
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    STREATFEILD, George Henry resigned
    director
  32. 2013-06-12
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    WILLES, Peter Anthony appointed
    director
  33. 2013-03-25
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    HOLLINGDALE, Richard Norman resigned
    director
  34. 2012-06-13
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    PONSFORD, Philip appointed
    director
  35. 2012-06-13
    ➖
    RICKENBACK, Martin resigned
    director
  36. 2011-12-01
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    BEAVON, Mark resigned
    director
  37. 2011-07-29
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    RENTON, Hamish resigned
    director
  38. 2011-06-16
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    STREATFEILD, George Henry appointed
    director
  39. 2011-02-14
    ➖
    WILLES, David Henry resigned
    director
  40. 2010-05-14
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    WHITE, Nigel Stephen appointed
    secretary
  41. 2010-05-14
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    WHITE HOUSE CONSULTANCY resigned
    corporate-secretary
  42. 2009-10-20
    ➖
    HIGGINS, Mark resigned
    director
  43. 2009-10-20
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    JACKSON, Alastair Malcolm appointed
    director
  44. 2009-10-20
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    MULLAN, Dominic Peter resigned
    director
  45. 2009-10-20
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    RENTON, Hamish appointed
    director
  46. 2008-10-14
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    DOWNEY, Laura appointed
    director
  47. 2008-10-14
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    HARTLEY, David Alwyne James resigned
    director
  48. 2008-10-14
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    HOLLINGDALE, Richard Norman appointed
    director
  49. 2008-10-14
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    MULLAN, Dominic Peter appointed
    director
  50. 2008-10-14
    ➕
    RICKENBACK, Martin appointed
    director
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Owner dependency

73/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. 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 31 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.)

Group structure

Dairy Uk Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Dairy Uk Ltd
Corporate parent
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THE BRITISH CHEESE BOARD LIMITED
This company · 03054212

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dairy Uk Ltd
Corporate entity
——sig. influencesignificant influence30/06/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1995-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

210 High Holborn
6th Floor
London
WC1V 7EP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-08
Last: 2026-04-24

Officers (3 active · 37 resigned)

BUCK, Colin Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2020-12-01
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Active
BRYANS, Judith Angela, Dr→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-01-01
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Active
VERNON, Paul→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-01-01
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Active
HUNTER, Kirk John→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-01 · resigned 2020-12-01
Resigned
MCKEITH, Robert Edwin Kirk→
secretary · appointed 1995-05-09 · resigned 1995-10-25
Resigned
WHITE, Nigel Stephen→
secretary · appointed 2010-05-14 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
WHITE HOUSE CONSULTANCY→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1995-10-25 · resigned 2010-05-14
Resigned
ALLANSON BAILEY, Peter→
director · ~85y · appointed 1995-05-09 · resigned 2001-09-06
Resigned
ALLEN, Mark→
director · ~67y · appointed 2001-09-06 · resigned 2002-09-24
Resigned
BASKERVILLE, Christina Lynne→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-09-10 · resigned 2005-05-30
Resigned
BEAVON, Mark→
director · ~67y · appointed 2000-09-19 · resigned 2011-12-01
Resigned
BECKETT, Justin Charles→
director · ~61y · appointed 1997-09-18 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
COGGIN, Ian Thomas→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-09-24 · resigned 2014-12-31
Resigned
DOWNEY, Laura→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-10-14 · resigned 2013-12-21
Resigned
EVANS, Robert Clive→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-09-15 · resigned 2005-04-30
Resigned
FEILDEN, Piers William Trehearn→
director · ~75y · appointed 1995-05-09 · resigned 2003-01-29
Resigned
GRAHAME, Mark Garland→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-09-06 · resigned 2003-04-30
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HALL, Colin Trevor→
director · ~67y · appointed 2003-09-10 · resigned 2007-09-12
Resigned
HALL, John William Drummond→
director · ~77y · appointed 1998-09-23 · resigned 2000-09-19
Resigned
HARTLEY, David Alwyne James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-09-14 · resigned 2008-10-14
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Recent filings (143 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-12-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-13