A D FOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05895187 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-03

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: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (5 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

17 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

72 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Last 90 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Last 180 days

filings

• 5 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
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incorporation · MA
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
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incorporation · MA
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capital · SH01
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capital · SH01
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capital · SH01
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2025-04-16
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CHALLIS, Nicola appointed
director
2025-04-16
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FALLOWFIELD-SMITH, James appointed
director
2025-04-16
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FLETCHER, Darren appointed
director
2025-04-16
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POLLARD, Julian appointed
director
2010-02-26
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HUNTER, Andrew Pennington Havard resigned
director
2008-08-15
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BARNES, Andrew John resigned
secretary
2007-07-03
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BARNES, Andrew John appointed
secretary
2007-07-03
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HUNTER, Andrew Pennington Havard resigned
secretary
2006-08-03
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Company incorporated
As A D FOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED
2006-08-03
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GRAY, David John appointed
director
2006-08-03
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HUNTER, Andrew Pennington Havard appointed
secretary
2006-08-03
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HUNTER, Andrew Pennington Havard appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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

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

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Argent Holdings Limited

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

ultimate parent

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A D FOOD HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · 05895187

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
Argent Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	01/06/2016

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

Incorporated2006-08-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

C/O Orchardworld

790 The Crescent

Colchester

CO4 9YQ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-29

Last: 2026-05-15