THE ARABICA FOOD & SPICE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04476839 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-03
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 12.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£21.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 8 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,062
Net assets shrinking
Down £5,114 YoY
Cash YoY
+254%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£25k
↑ 254% YoY
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 8.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£21.1k£26.2k
Current assets£24.6k£26.9k
Cash£24.5k£6.9k
Debtors£112£20.0k
Net assets£21.1k£26.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-10-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2018-10-22
    ➖
    AL YOUNIS, Jad Elkarim resigned
    director
  12. 2018-09-11
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2018-09-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2018-08-30
    ➕
    WIDDOWSON, Tim Giles appointed
    director
  15. 2018-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-06-30
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2016-11-10
    ➖
    WALTERS, Raymond resigned
    director
  20. 2016-10-11
    ➖
    MOUASHER, Samer resigned
    director
  21. 2014-03-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  22. 2008-09-09
    ➕
    MOUASHER, Samer appointed
    director
  23. 2008-09-05
    ➖
    MOUASHER, Samer resigned
    director
  24. 2007-06-12
    ➕
    MOUASHER, Samer appointed
    director
  25. 2007-06-05
    ➕
    WALTERS, Raymond appointed
    director
  26. 2005-07-01
    ➕
    WALTERS, James Paul appointed
    secretary
  27. 2005-07-01
    ➕
    WALTERS, James Paul appointed
    director
  28. 2005-07-01
    ➖
    WALTERS, Carol Ann resigned
    secretary
  29. 2005-07-01
    ➖
    WALTERS, Carol Ann resigned
    director
  30. 2003-04-01
    ➕
    WALTERS, Carol Ann appointed
    secretary
  31. 2003-04-01
    ➖
    WALTERS, James Paul resigned
    secretary
  32. 2003-04-01
    ➕
    WALTERS, Carol Ann appointed
    director
  33. 2003-04-01
    ➖
    WALTERS, James Paul resigned
    director
  34. 2002-07-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE ARABICA FOOD & SPICE COMPANY LIMITED
  35. 2002-07-03
    ➕
    WALTERS, James Paul appointed
    secretary
  36. 2002-07-03
    ➕
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2002-07-03
    ➖
    WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2002-07-03
    ➕
    AL YOUNIS, Jad Elkarim appointed
    director
  39. 2002-07-03
    ➕
    WALTERS, James Paul appointed
    director
  40. 2002-07-03
    ➕
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  41. 2002-07-03
    ➖
    WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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.
  • 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
Mr James Paul Walters
Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting19/07/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

WALTERS, James Paul→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALTERS, James Paul→
director · ~48y · appointed 2005-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WIDDOWSON, Tim Giles→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-08-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WALTERS, Carol Ann→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2005-07-01
Resigned
WALTERS, James Paul→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2003-04-01
Resigned
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2002-07-03
Resigned
AL YOUNIS, Jad Elkarim→
director · ~64y · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2018-10-22
Resigned
MOUASHER, Samer→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-09-09 · resigned 2016-10-11
Resigned
MOUASHER, Samer→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-06-12 · resigned 2008-09-05
Resigned
WALTERS, Carol Ann→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-04-01 · resigned 2005-07-01
Resigned
WALTERS, James Paul→
director · ~48y · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2003-04-01
Resigned
WALTERS, Raymond→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-06-05 · resigned 2016-11-10
Resigned
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-03 · resigned 2002-07-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property11/03/2014—
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Recent filings (91 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-16