CELTICA FOODS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04612694 · ltd · incorporated 2002-12-09
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 16.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£20.30M
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Leverage-led grower with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (85/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 16.9y

75/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.9 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.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £974,935

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-31
Turnover£20.30M
Gross profit£2.15M
Operating profit£1.01M
Profit before tax£974.9k
Average employees7800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2019-01-09
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  10. 2018-10-05
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2018-10-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2018-10-01
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    WILLIAMS, James Nigel Owen appointed
    director
  13. 2018-09-24
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    MORGAN, Edward resigned
    director
  14. 2018-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-12-11
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-12-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  19. 2014-10-03
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 2014-05-01
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    MORGAN, Edward appointed
    director
  21. 2009-06-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  22. 2007-12-05
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, James Nigel Owen resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-12-05
    ➖
    JONES, Lilian Elizabeth resigned
    director
  24. 2007-12-05
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, James Nigel Owen resigned
    director
  25. 2002-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CELTICA FOODS LIMITED
  26. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    JONES, David Brian appointed
    director
  27. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, James Nigel Owen appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-12-09
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    JONES, Lilian Elizabeth appointed
    director
  31. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, James Nigel Owen appointed
    director
  32. 2002-12-09
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2002-12-09
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 79 — 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 79 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 23 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 David Brian Jones
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
25–50%
—25-50% shares09/01/2019

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat

Registered office

Heol Y Plas Cross Hands Food Park
Cross Hands
Llanelli
Carmarthenshire
SA14 6SX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

JONES, David Brian→
director · ~79y · appointed 2002-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, James Nigel Owen→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, James Nigel Owen→
secretary · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2007-12-05
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2002-12-09
Resigned
JONES, Lilian Elizabeth→
director · ~75y · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2007-12-05
Resigned
MORGAN, Edward→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2018-09-24
Resigned
WILLIAMS, James Nigel Owen→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2007-12-05
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-12-09 · resigned 2002-12-09
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property31/12/2014—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—03/10/2014—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/06/2009—
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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-01-09