BREDBURY CATERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04390814 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 24.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£-44.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 24.1y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 24.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £44,567

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£634
Net Worth
-£45k
Current Assets
£77k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£-38.1k
Current assets£77.3k
Cash£634
Debtors£51.1k
Net assets£-44.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-11
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-06
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-05
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-11
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-11
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-15
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-10
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-03-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-06-22
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-03-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-07-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-03-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2006-02-17
    ➕
    PEACOCK, Joanne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2006-02-17
    ➕
    COOPER, Mark Earl appointed
    director
  19. 2006-02-17
    ➕
    COOPER, Michelle appointed
    director
  20. 2006-02-17
    ➕
    PEACOCK, Andrew James appointed
    director
  21. 2006-02-17
    ➕
    PEACOCK, Joanne appointed
    director
  22. 2006-02-17
    ➖
    SAMUELS, Tina resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-02-17
    ➖
    SAMUELS, David Henry resigned
    director
  24. 2006-02-17
    ➖
    SAMUELS, Tina resigned
    director
  25. 2006-02-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  26. 2002-05-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 2002-03-08
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    Company incorporated
    As BREDBURY CATERING LIMITED
  28. 2002-03-08
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok appointed
    nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-03-08
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ, Ashok resigned
    nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-03-08
    ➕
    SAMUELS, Tina appointed
    secretary
  31. 2002-03-08
    ➕
    SAMUELS, David Henry appointed
    director
  32. 2002-03-08
    ➕
    SAMUELS, Tina appointed
    director
  33. 2002-03-08
    ➕
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2002-03-08
    ➖
    BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew James Peacock
Individual · British · DOB 09/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products

Registered office

1 Mortimer Street
Birkenhead
Merseyside
CH41 5EU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-22OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-08

Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)

PEACOCK, Joanne→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-17
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Active
COOPER, Mark Earl→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-02-17
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Active
COOPER, Michelle→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-02-17
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Active
PEACOCK, Andrew James→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-02-17
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Active
PEACOCK, Joanne→
director · ~57y · appointed 2006-02-17
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Active
BHARDWAJ, Ashok→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-03-08 · resigned 2002-03-08
Resigned
SAMUELS, Tina→
secretary · appointed 2002-03-08 · resigned 2006-02-17
Resigned
SAMUELS, David Henry→
director · ~83y · appointed 2002-03-08 · resigned 2006-02-17
Resigned
SAMUELS, Tina→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-03-08 · resigned 2006-02-17
Resigned
BHARDWAJ CORPORATE SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-03-08 · resigned 2002-03-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property17/02/2006—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property28/05/2002—
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Recent filings (72 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-18