ADF FOODS UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04528177 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 64209Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (63/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (3 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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
Metric2024-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-13
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-04-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-04-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-14
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    MISTRY, Pheroze Kersasp appointed
    director
  6. 2025-02-06
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    GIDWANI, Chander Gobind resigned
    director
  7. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-08-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-08-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-06-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-03-02
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2021-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-06-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-06-07
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    MERCHANT, Viren resigned
    director
  19. 2021-06-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-01-01
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    GIDWANI, Chander Gobind appointed
    director
  21. 2020-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-07-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2019-11-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  24. 2019-11-11
    ➕
    MEHTA, Jay Mahendra, Mr. appointed
    director
  25. 2019-10-25
    ➖
    RAICHURA, Ramesh Govindji resigned
    secretary
  26. 2019-10-25
    ➖
    RAICHURA, Ramesh Govindji resigned
    director
  27. 2019-02-12
    ➕
    MERCHANT, Viren appointed
    director
  28. 2018-05-29
    ➖
    THAKKAR, Ashok resigned
    director
  29. 2018-05-29
    ➖
    THAKKAR, Bhavesh resigned
    director
  30. 2016-07-22
    ➕
    THAKKAR, Ashok appointed
    director
  31. 2016-07-22
    ➕
    THAKKAR, Bhavesh appointed
    director
  32. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    PEZZACK, Steve resigned
    secretary
  33. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    RAICHURA, Ramesh Govindji appointed
    secretary
  34. 2014-04-01
    ➖
    PEZZACK, Steve resigned
    director
  35. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    RAICHURA, Ramesh Govindji appointed
    director
  36. 2002-09-06
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    Company incorporated
    As ADF FOODS UK LIMITED
  37. 2002-09-06
    ➕
    THAKKAR, Bimal appointed
    director
  38. 2002-09-06
    ➕
    PEZZACK, Steve appointed
    secretary
  39. 2002-09-06
    ➕
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 2002-09-06
    ➖
    SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2002-09-06
    ➕
    PEZZACK, Steve appointed
    director
  42. 2002-09-06
    ➕
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2002-09-06
    ➖
    SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
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.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-09-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Lynwood House
373-375 Station Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 2AW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-20
Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (3 active · 10 resigned)

MEHTA, Jay Mahendra, Mr.→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MISTRY, Pheroze Kersasp→
director · ~64y · appointed 2025-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THAKKAR, Bimal→
director · ~61y · appointed 2002-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PEZZACK, Steve→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-06 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
RAICHURA, Ramesh Govindji→
secretary · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2019-10-25
Resigned
SDG SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-06 · resigned 2002-09-06
Resigned
GIDWANI, Chander Gobind→
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-01-01 · resigned 2025-02-06
Resigned
MERCHANT, Viren→
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-02-12 · resigned 2021-06-07
Resigned
PEZZACK, Steve→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-09-06 · resigned 2014-04-01
Resigned
RAICHURA, Ramesh Govindji→
director · ~76y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2019-10-25
Resigned
THAKKAR, Ashok→
director · ~73y · appointed 2016-07-22 · resigned 2018-05-29
Resigned
THAKKAR, Bhavesh→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-07-22 · resigned 2018-05-29
Resigned
SDG REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-06 · resigned 2002-09-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (118 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-15