AT THE WILDE TABLE LTD

🌳Matureactive
06466035 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.2y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees200300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-12-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-09
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    officers · TM02
  13. 2020-08-09
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-08-09
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-08-01
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    WILDE, Luke Raymond appointed
    director
  16. 2020-08-01
    ➖
    MERCER, Timothy resigned
    secretary
  17. 2020-08-01
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    MERCER, Timothy resigned
    director
  18. 2020-05-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2020-05-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-10-09
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  22. 2008-09-12
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    BURNS, David Hamilton resigned
    director
  23. 2008-09-12
    ➖
    BURNS, Ebanie Claire resigned
    director
  24. 2008-03-14
    ➕
    BURNS, David Hamilton appointed
    director
  25. 2008-03-14
    ➕
    BURNS, Ebanie Claire appointed
    director
  26. 2008-02-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 2008-01-28
    ➕
    MERCER, Leah Jasmine appointed
    director
  28. 2008-01-28
    ➕
    MERCER, Timothy appointed
    secretary
  29. 2008-01-28
    ➕
    MERCER, Timothy appointed
    director
  30. 2008-01-08
    ➖
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 2008-01-08
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    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2008-01-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AT THE WILDE TABLE LTD
  33. 2008-01-07
    ➕
    DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2008-01-07
    ➕
    DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WILDE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — 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 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Luke Wilde
Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares08/12/2025
Ms Leah Jasmine Mercer
Individual · British · DOB 09/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Timothy Mercerceased 08/12/2025· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-01-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10850 — Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

Registered office

Westdale
Welshmill Lane
Frome
BA11 3AL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

MERCER, Leah Jasmine→
director · ~45y · appointed 2008-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILDE, Luke Raymond→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERCER, Timothy→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-28 · resigned 2020-08-01
Resigned
DUPORT SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2008-01-08
Resigned
BURNS, David Hamilton→
director · ~80y · appointed 2008-03-14 · resigned 2008-09-12
Resigned
BURNS, Ebanie Claire→
director · ~44y · appointed 2008-03-14 · resigned 2008-09-12
Resigned
MERCER, Timothy→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-01-28 · resigned 2020-08-01
Resigned
DUPORT DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-01-07 · resigned 2008-01-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property28/02/2008—
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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-30