ANDROS UK LIMITED

📈Growthactive
06661569 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-31
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£160.83M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10511
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed food-drink with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 17.4y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
  • · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
104 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £8,978,383
Turnover YoY
+3%
Year on year

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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Turnover£160.83M£156.11M
Gross profit£33.54M£29.29M
Profit before tax£8.98M£6.17M
Average employees2500024900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  4. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-11
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-04
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    capital · SH19
  7. 2021-08-04
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    legacy
    capital · SH20
  8. 2021-08-04
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    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  9. 2021-08-04
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2021-02-10
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    change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH02
  11. 2020-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-14
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    HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES resigned
    corporate-secretary
  13. 2020-01-14
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    address · AD04
  14. 2020-01-14
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-09-13
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-15
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    officers · AP02
  17. 2018-11-15
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    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-11-15
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    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-11-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2018-11-02
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    ANDROS ET CIE appointed
    corporate-director
  21. 2018-11-02
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    DE REYDET DE VULPILLIERES, Axel Marie Rene Pierre resigned
    director
  22. 2018-11-02
    ➖
    GERVOSON, Frederic Tony Jacques resigned
    director
  23. 2018-11-02
    ➖
    RIO, Jerome resigned
    director
  24. 2018-11-02
    ➖
    RUDAUX, Olivier resigned
    director
  25. 2014-09-29
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    HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2012-01-01
    ➕
    WILSON, Derek George appointed
    director
  27. 2012-01-01
    ➕
    DE REYDET DE VULPILLIERES, Axel Marie Rene Pierre appointed
    director
  28. 2012-01-01
    ➕
    GERVOSON, Frederic Tony Jacques appointed
    director
  29. 2012-01-01
    ➖
    RAFFARD, Jean-Valery resigned
    director
  30. 2012-01-01
    ➖
    RAPP, Gilles resigned
    director
  31. 2012-01-01
    ➕
    RUDAUX, Olivier appointed
    director
  32. 2011-08-26
    ➖
    EVANS, Granville King resigned
    secretary
  33. 2011-07-12
    ➖
    EVANS, Granville King resigned
    director
  34. 2011-07-04
    ➖
    CARTERY, Robert resigned
    director
  35. 2011-04-01
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    LOUET, Jean appointed
    director
  36. 2009-10-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  37. 2009-08-07
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    RAFFARD, Jean-Valery appointed
    director
  38. 2008-12-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  39. 2008-08-05
    ➕
    EVANS, Granville King appointed
    secretary
  40. 2008-08-05
    ➖
    OVALSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2008-08-05
    ➕
    CARTERY, Robert appointed
    director
  42. 2008-08-05
    ➕
    EVANS, Granville King appointed
    director
  43. 2008-08-05
    ➕
    RAPP, Gilles appointed
    director
  44. 2008-08-05
    ➕
    RIO, Jerome appointed
    director
  45. 2008-08-05
    ➖
    OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  46. 2008-07-31
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDROS UK LIMITED
  47. 2008-07-31
    ➕
    OVALSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  48. 2008-07-31
    ➕
    OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2021-08-04: legacy

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-07-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10511 — SIC 10511

Registered office

Lullington Lane
Oldford
Frome
BA11 2NQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

LOUET, Jean→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILSON, Derek George→
director · ~84y · appointed 2012-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ANDROS ET CIE→
corporate-director · appointed 2018-11-02
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Active
EVANS, Granville King→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-05 · resigned 2011-08-26
Resigned
HP SECRETARIAL SERVICES→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-09-29 · resigned 2020-01-14
Resigned
OVALSEC LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2008-07-31 · resigned 2008-08-05
Resigned
CARTERY, Robert→
director · ~64y · appointed 2008-08-05 · resigned 2011-07-04
Resigned
DE REYDET DE VULPILLIERES, Axel Marie Rene Pierre→
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2018-11-02
Resigned
EVANS, Granville King→
director · ~75y · appointed 2008-08-05 · resigned 2011-07-12
Resigned
GERVOSON, Frederic Tony Jacques→
director · ~74y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2018-11-02
Resigned
RAFFARD, Jean-Valery→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-08-07 · resigned 2012-01-01
Resigned
RAPP, Gilles→
director · ~75y · appointed 2008-08-05 · resigned 2012-01-01
Resigned
RIO, Jerome→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-08-05 · resigned 2018-11-02
Resigned
RUDAUX, Olivier→
director · ~55y · appointed 2012-01-01 · resigned 2018-11-02
Resigned
OVAL NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2008-07-31 · resigned 2008-08-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property14/10/2009—
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property18/12/2008—
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Recent filings (104 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-10
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2021-08-04
legacy
capital · SH20
2021-08-04
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2021-08-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-08-04
change-corporate-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH02
2021-02-10