DURHAM FOODS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04795412 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-11
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£666.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £666,434
Cash YoY
-14%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£127k
↓ 14% YoY
Net Worth
£666k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£660k
↑ 2.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£133k£267k£400k£533k£666kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£701.9k£704.1k
Current assets£660.4k£645.0k
Cash£127.5k£148.8k
Debtors£259.7k£252.7k
Net assets£666.4k£663.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-04
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  3. 2025-08-04
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  4. 2025-07-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-05-12
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  11. 2021-05-12
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2021-05-12
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  13. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2021-04-05
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Alan resigned
    secretary
  16. 2021-04-05
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Alan resigned
    director
  17. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-03-23
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Laura Evans resigned
    director
  20. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Linda Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2003-07-29
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Laura Evans appointed
    director
  22. 2003-07-04
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Alan appointed
    director
  23. 2003-07-04
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Alan appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-07-04
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Alan appointed
    director
  25. 2003-06-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DURHAM FOODS LIMITED
  26. 2003-06-11
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-06-11
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-06-11
    ➕
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-06-11
    ➖
    LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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 Alan Hamilton
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan Hamiltonceased 18/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2003-06-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat

Registered office

Rennys Lane Industrial Estate
Gilesgate
Durham
DH1 2RB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-25
Last: 2026-06-11

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HAMILTON, Alan→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMILTON, Linda Mary→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-07-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMILTON, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-04 · resigned 2021-04-05
Resigned
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-06-11 · resigned 2003-06-11
Resigned
HAMILTON, Alan→
director · ~84y · appointed 2003-07-04 · resigned 2021-04-05
Resigned
HAMILTON, Laura Evans→
director · ~85y · appointed 2003-07-29 · resigned 2012-03-23
Resigned
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-06-11 · resigned 2003-06-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-08-04
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-10