CRANBERRY FOODS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04813802 · ltd · incorporated 2003-06-27

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 60). 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 (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

13 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 22.9y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 22.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 53/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

13 charges (13/13 with lender, 13/13 with type)

Directors & officers

29 officers (7 active, 29 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

198 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (99 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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2025-06-12
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officers · TM01
2025-06-12
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officers · TM01
2025-06-01
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BYWATER, Robert Peter appointed
director
2025-06-01
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CULSHAW, Julian Henry appointed
director
2025-06-01
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JENNINGS, Robert John appointed
director
2025-05-31
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DAWKINS, Andrew resigned
director
2025-05-31
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HIDSON, David resigned
director
2025-05-31
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PROUD, Philip Edmund resigned
director
2025-03-21
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officers · AP01
2025-02-27
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2025-02-01
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POLLOCK, Sonia Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-02-21
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accounts · AA
2023-06-21
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address · AD03
2023-06-21
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address · AD02
2023-06-08
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2023-06-01
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HIDSON, David appointed
director
2023-05-31
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FOSTER, Deborah Jane resigned
director
2023-05-31
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REED, John William resigned
director
2023-05-31
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officers · TM01
2023-05-31
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2023-05-17
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2023-04-19
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DAVIDSON, Philip Murray Alexander resigned
director
2021-10-21
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NEILSON, David Angus appointed
director
2021-10-18
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KEEBLE, David resigned
director
2018-02-13
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FACCENDA, Robin Michael resigned
secretary
2018-01-27
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BRODIE, Andrew James appointed
director
2018-01-27
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HALL, Christopher James appointed
director
2018-01-27
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DAVIDSON, Philip Murray Alexander appointed
director
2018-01-27
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FACCENDA, Ian James resigned
director
2018-01-27
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FACCENDA, Robin Michael resigned
director
2018-01-27
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FACCENDA, Susan resigned
director
2018-01-27
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FOSTER, Deborah Jane appointed
director
2018-01-27
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KEEBLE, David appointed
director
2018-01-27
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PROUD, Philip Edmund appointed
director
2018-01-27
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REED, John William appointed
director
2017-11-03
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Charge satisfied #8
2017-10-31
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Charge satisfied #12
2015-06-30
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Charge satisfied #13
2014-03-31
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Charge registered #13
Lender: National Wetsminster Bank PLC
2013-05-01
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HORN, David Alexander Ross resigned
director

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

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

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

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Faccenda Foods Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CRANBERRY FOODS LIMITED

This company · 04813802

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
Faccenda Foods Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2003-06-27

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Willow Road

Brackley

Northamptonshire

NN13 7EX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-03

Last: 2026-06-19