FORM NUTRITION LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04582945 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-06

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10890

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

10910SIC 10910

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 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 · 8 lenders · oldest 21.6y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 21.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

91 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Average employees	1600	1600

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 mortgage
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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mortgage · MR01
2026-03-27
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Time Invoice Finance Limited
2026-03-20
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-20
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Charge satisfied #7
2025-09-30
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accounts · AA
2025-04-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-03-28
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accounts · AA
2024-11-01
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mortgage · MR04
2024-11-01
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-03-26
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accounts · AA
2024-01-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-25
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-28
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-01
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2019-07-30
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2019-07-30
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee
2019-07-30
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Charge satisfied #5
2017-08-15
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)
2016-10-13
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Charge satisfied #4
2015-02-06
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
2014-02-20
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PRICE, Anna appointed
secretary
2014-02-20
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NICHOLLS, John resigned
secretary
2014-02-20
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THOMPSON, Jeffrey Hugh resigned
director
2013-12-19
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
2010-02-23
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Charge satisfied #2
2009-09-29
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2008-07-01
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PRICE, Anna appointed
director
2008-07-01
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BLAKE, Elisabeth Alexandra resigned
secretary
2008-07-01
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NICHOLLS, John appointed
secretary
2008-01-18
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Charge satisfied #1
2005-05-20
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2004-11-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
2003-08-29
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BLAKE, Elisabeth Alexandra appointed
director
2003-08-29
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BLAKE, Elisabeth Alexandra appointed
secretary
2003-08-29
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THORPE, Jill resigned
secretary
2003-08-29
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THORPE, Jill resigned
director
2002-11-06
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Company incorporated
As FORM NUTRITION LIMITED
2002-11-06
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THORPE, Jill appointed
secretary
2002-11-06
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CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-11-06
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CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-11-06
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THOMPSON, Jeffrey Hugh appointed
director
2002-11-06
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THORPE, Jill appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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

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

Equiform Nutrition Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Equiform Nutrition Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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FORM NUTRITION LIMITED

This company · 04582945

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
Equiform Nutrition Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Elisabeth Alexandra Blakeceased 07/11/2016· 75-100% shares
Labtec International Ltdceased 06/11/2016· 50-75% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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

Incorporated2002-11-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

Newday House

First Avenue Weston Road

Crewe

Cheshire

CW1 6BE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-06

Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

PRICE, Anna→

secretary · appointed 2014-02-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BLAKE, Elisabeth Alexandra→

director · ~72y · appointed 2003-08-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PRICE, Anna→

director · ~45y · appointed 2008-07-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BLAKE, Elisabeth Alexandra→

secretary · appointed 2003-08-29 · resigned 2008-07-01

Resigned

NICHOLLS, John→

secretary · appointed 2008-07-01 · resigned 2014-02-20

Resigned

THORPE, Jill→

secretary · appointed 2002-11-06 · resigned 2003-08-29

Resigned

CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-06 · resigned 2002-11-06

Resigned

THOMPSON, Jeffrey Hugh→

director · ~73y · appointed 2002-11-06 · resigned 2014-02-20

Resigned

THORPE, Jill→

director · ~71y · appointed 2002-11-06 · resigned 2003-08-29

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	Time Invoice Finance Time Invoice Finance Limited	A registered charge	2 properties	27/03/2026	—
satisfied	Santander Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee	A registered charge	1 property	30/07/2019	20/03/2026
outstanding	Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited (The “Security Trustee”)	A registered charge	—	15/08/2017	—
satisfied	Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)	A registered charge	—	06/02/2015	30/07/2019
satisfied	NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited	A registered charge	1 property	19/12/2013	13/10/2016
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Debenture	1 property	29/09/2009	01/11/2024
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	20/05/2005	23/02/2010
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	30/11/2004	18/01/2008

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Recent filings (91 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date

mortgage · MR01

2026-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-25

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-03-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-01

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-04-01

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2025-04-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-28

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-11-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-25

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-01-25

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-01-25

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-07-28

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2023-07-28