A B FRUITS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05651085 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-12
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£906.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £906,155
Cash YoY
+80%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£355k
↑ 80% YoY
Net Worth
£906k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£335k£669k£1.0m£1.3m£1.7mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.28M£816.5k
Current assets£1.67M£1.48M
Cash£354.6k£196.9k
Debtors£1.19M£1.24M
Net assets£906.2k£660.0k

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

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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
2
filings
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 resolution
  • • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2026-03-17
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  3. 2025-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-14
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2025-05-14
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2024-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-04
    ➕
    BOSCO, Angela appointed
    director
  8. 2023-08-04
    ➖
    BOSCO, Giovanni Daniele resigned
    director
  9. 2023-08-04
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-08-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-05-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-22
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2021-12-15
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-11-25
    ➖
    BOSCO, Sabino Paulo resigned
    director
  16. 2021-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2016-10-19
    ➖
    BOSCO, Antonio resigned
    director
  21. 2016-08-01
    ➕
    BOSCO, Roberto appointed
    director
  22. 2016-08-01
    ➕
    BOSCO, Giovanni Daniele appointed
    director
  23. 2016-08-01
    ➕
    BOSCO, Sabino Paulo appointed
    director
  24. 2005-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A B FRUITS LIMITED
  25. 2005-12-12
    ➕
    BOSCO, Angela appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-12-12
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-12-12
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2005-12-12
    ➕
    BOSCO, Antonio appointed
    director
  29. 2005-12-12
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2005-12-12
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

81/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Mrs Angela Bosco
Individual · British · DOB 06/1955 · age 71
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Registered office

27 St. Cuthberts Street
Bedford
MK40 3JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BOSCO, Angela→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-12
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Active
BOSCO, Angela→
director · ~71y · appointed 2023-08-04
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Active
BOSCO, Roberto→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-08-01
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-12-12 · resigned 2005-12-12
Resigned
BOSCO, Antonio→
director · ~71y · appointed 2005-12-12 · resigned 2016-10-19
Resigned
BOSCO, Giovanni Daniele→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2023-08-04
Resigned
BOSCO, Sabino Paulo→
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2021-11-25
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-12-12 · resigned 2005-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-14
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-22