FOOD NETWORK CORPORATION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

03962029 · ltd · incorporated 2000-03-31

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

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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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	27	2400

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

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2025-12-15
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2024-12-19
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2023-10-31
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2022-12-06
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2021-12-20
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2021-04-28
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2021-01-18
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2021-01-04
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CITY HOSPITALS INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED appointed
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2020-10-02
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officers · AP01
2020-10-02
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officers · TM01
2020-10-02
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officers · TM01
2020-09-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-09-01
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2020-09-01
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2020-09-01
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2020-08-01
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CARR, Wayne appointed
director
2020-08-01
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JAFFRAY, Pamela Marion resigned
director
2020-08-01
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MONKS, Paul resigned
director
2019-11-27
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accounts · AA
2018-09-20
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accounts · AA
2017-03-11
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MONKS, Jennifer resigned
director
2012-10-31
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MONKS, Jennifer resigned
secretary
2011-04-04
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MONKS, Jennifer appointed
director
2009-02-01
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JAFFRAY, Pamela Marion resigned
secretary
2009-02-01
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MONKS, Jennifer appointed
secretary
2000-03-31
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Company incorporated
As FOOD NETWORK CORPORATION LIMITED
2000-03-31
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JAFFRAY, Pamela Marion appointed
secretary
2000-03-31
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-03-31
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-03-31
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JAFFRAY, Pamela Marion appointed
director
2000-03-31
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MONKS, Paul appointed
director
2000-03-31
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
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2000-03-31
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COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
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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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIMITED" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Wayne Carr Individual · English · DOB 05/1975 · age 51	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest	01/08/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Pamela Marion Jaffrayceased 01/08/2020· 25-50% shares
Mr Paul Monksceased 01/08/2020· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2000-03-31

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10850 — Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

Registered office

4 Harwood Court

Riverside Park Industria

Middlesbrough

Cleveland

TS2 1PU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-10

Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

CARR, Wayne→

director · ~51y · appointed 2020-08-01

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Active

CITY HOSPITALS INDEPENDENT COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2021-01-04

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Active

JAFFRAY, Pamela Marion→

secretary · appointed 2000-03-31 · resigned 2009-02-01

Resigned

MONKS, Jennifer→

secretary · appointed 2009-02-01 · resigned 2012-10-31

Resigned

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-03-31 · resigned 2000-03-31

Resigned

JAFFRAY, Pamela Marion→

director · ~70y · appointed 2000-03-31 · resigned 2020-08-01

Resigned

MONKS, Jennifer→

director · ~45y · appointed 2011-04-04 · resigned 2017-03-11

Resigned

MONKS, Paul→

director · ~76y · appointed 2000-03-31 · resigned 2020-08-01

Resigned

COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-03-31 · resigned 2000-03-31

Resigned

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