ARCADIA FOODS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05986792 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-02
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10611
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10612SIC 10612
- 10840SIC 10840
- 10890SIC 10890
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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, 4 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
54 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-01-24📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-01-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-01📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-11-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCADIA FOODS LIMITED
- 2006-11-02➕BAIG, Mirza Sajid Ali appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-02➕BAIG, Mirza Sajid Ali appointeddirector
- 2006-11-02➕BAIG, Mirza Amjid Ali appointeddirector
Owner dependency
84/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mirza Amjid Ali Baig Individual · British · DOB 04/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Mirza Sajid Ali Baig Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AJ GOLDEN CRUST BAKERY LTD→ 16173173 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AQSA COLA LIMITED→ 15787882 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARCADIA FOOD INDUSTRIES LIMITED→ 02514227 · est 1990 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 35y | — | — |
| ARCADIA INDUSTRIES LIMITED→ 05986780 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ARCHERS QUALITY MEATS LTD→ 13510262 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ARK SWEETS LIMITED→ 11319179 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ARKED COFFEE LTD→ 17028685 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASIM FOODS LIMITED→ 13217311 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ASY PRODUCTS LIMITED→ 14861797 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| B1 POULTRY LIMITED→ 08562896 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BADRAN BAKERY LTD→ 12554753 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BAKED AVENUE LTD→ 16577008 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10611 — SIC 10611
Registered office
Famos House
Pawson Street
Bradford
BD4 8AJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
BAIG, Mirza Sajid Ali→
Activesecretary · appointed 2006-11-02
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BAIG, Mirza Sajid Ali→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-11-02
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BAIG, Mirza Amjid Ali→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2006-11-02
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Recent filings (54 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-25