AM FRESH UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04526463 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-04

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 23.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 23.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

23 officers (5 active, 23 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

131 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (74 events)Click to expand

2025-11-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-17
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FUSTER FERNANDEZ-DELGADO, Amalio appointed
director
2024-07-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-09-29
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Lombard North Central PLC
2023-08-31
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-25
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JESSOP, William Edward resigned
director
2023-08-22
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-22
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Charge satisfied #4
2023-03-17
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-16
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FUSTER FERNANDEZ-DELGADO, Amalio appointed
secretary
2022-06-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
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BULLOCK, Michael, Mr. resigned
director
2020-04-20
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DE LUCAS LÓPEZ, Fernando Juan resigned
director
2020-04-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2019-11-15
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-11-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-10-24
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PLAYER, Mark Robert, Mr. appointed
director
2019-10-24
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WEST, Andrew John, Mr. appointed
director
2019-10-24
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BULLOCK, Michael, Mr. appointed
director
2019-10-24
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JESSOP, William Edward appointed
director
2019-07-09
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HARESIGN, David John, Mr. resigned
director
2019-07-09
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HEDGE, Jonathan Michael, Mr. resigned
director
2019-07-09
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MACINTYRE, Ian Duncan resigned
director
2019-05-23
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Charge satisfied #6
2019-05-07
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WHELAN, Philip Scott resigned
director
2018-05-09
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DE LUCAS LÓPEZ, Fernando Juan appointed
director
2017-08-17
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BARBER, William Thomas resigned
secretary
2017-08-17
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BARBER, William Thomas resigned
director
2017-08-10
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MUNOZ BERAZA, Antonio resigned
director
2017-01-06
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Charge satisfied #3
2016-12-09
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Charge satisfied #5
2016-12-05
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Charge registered #7
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2016-10-18
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC (As Security Agent)
2016-09-08
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Charge satisfied #2
2016-09-08
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Charge satisfied #1
2014-08-19
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2013-09-30
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2012-10-08
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WARD, Benjamin resigned
director
2009-05-19
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KIRKHAM, Andrew James resigned
director
2009-05-19
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WHELAN, Philip Scott appointed
director
2009-01-28
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC

Showing most recent 50 of 74 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Am Fresh Group Uk Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Am Fresh Group Uk Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AM FRESH UK LIMITED

This company · 04526463

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Am Fresh Group Uk Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2002-09-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Registered office

Riley House Unit 6 Forli Strada

Alwalton

Peterborough

PE7 3HH

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-05

Last: 2025-07-22