3663 FIRST FOR FOODSERVICE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05771460 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-06
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-15
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  3. 2023-07-15
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  4. 2022-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2021-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  8. 2019-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  9. 2018-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  10. 2017-08-01
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-07-11
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-07-01
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    address · AD01
  13. 2016-04-06
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  14. 2015-07-08
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  15. 2015-04-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-11-05
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    SELLEY, Andrew Mark appointed
    director
  17. 2010-03-31
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    BARNES, Frederick John resigned
    director
  18. 2006-07-25
    ➕
    BENDER, Stephen David appointed
    secretary
  19. 2006-07-25
    ➕
    BENDER, Stephen David appointed
    director
  20. 2006-07-25
    ➖
    BOYD, Jaqulene, Lady resigned
    secretary
  21. 2006-07-25
    ➕
    BARNES, Frederick John appointed
    director
  22. 2006-07-25
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    BOYD, Peter resigned
    director
  23. 2006-04-06
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    Company incorporated
    As 3663 FIRST FOR FOODSERVICE LIMITED
  24. 2006-04-06
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    BOYD, Jaqulene, Lady appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-04-06
    ➕
    BOYD, Peter appointed
    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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Group structure

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

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Bid Corporation Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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3663 FIRST FOR FOODSERVICE LIMITED
This company · 05771460

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bid Corporation Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2006-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

814 Leigh Road
Slough
SL1 4BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BENDER, Stephen David→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-25
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Active
BENDER, Stephen David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2006-07-25
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Active
SELLEY, Andrew Mark→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-11-05
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Active
BOYD, Jaqulene, Lady→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-06 · resigned 2006-07-25
Resigned
BARNES, Frederick John→
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-07-25 · resigned 2010-03-31
Resigned
BOYD, Peter→
director · ~61y · appointed 2006-04-06 · resigned 2006-07-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-02