ANDREW'S CHILLED FOODS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04751280 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-01
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£179.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £179,930

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£180k
Current Assets
£194k
Current Liabilities
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£0£39k£77k£116k£155k£194kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£182.1k—
Current assets£193.7k—
Net assets£179.9k—
Average employees—500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2022-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-24
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-10-26
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2016-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-05-18
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-02-11
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    COLE, Andrew Lee resigned
    director
  16. 2016-02-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2016-01-25
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    COLE, Alison appointed
    director
  18. 2012-04-30
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    COLE, Alison appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-04-30
    ➖
    COLE, Andrew Lee resigned
    secretary
  20. 2012-04-30
    ➖
    COLE, Alison resigned
    director
  21. 2012-04-30
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    COLE, Andrew Lee appointed
    director
  22. 2003-05-02
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2003-05-02
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDREW'S CHILLED FOODS LIMITED
  25. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    COLE, Andrew Lee appointed
    director
  26. 2003-05-01
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    COLE, Andrew Lee appointed
    secretary
  27. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    COLE, Alison appointed
    director
  29. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Lee Cole
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Ms Alison Cole
Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products

Registered office

Unit 3a Raven Industrial Estate
Garnant
Ammanford
SA18 1NS
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

COLE, Alison→
secretary · appointed 2012-04-30
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Active
COLE, Alison→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-01-25
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Active
COLE, Andrew Lee→
director · ~52y · appointed 2003-05-01
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Active
COLE, Andrew Lee→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2012-04-30
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-05-02
Resigned
COLE, Alison→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2012-04-30
Resigned
COLE, Andrew Lee→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-04-30 · resigned 2016-02-11
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-01 · resigned 2003-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-16