CASTLEFORD SLICING COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06705794 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-24
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 12.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£173.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.1y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £173,523
Cash YoY
-5%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£35k
↓ 4.8% YoY
Net Worth
£174k
↑ 8.3% YoY
Current Assets
£75k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £181.2k | £179.4k |
| Current assets | £74.5k | £56.3k |
| Cash | £35.3k | £37.1k |
| Debtors | £29.2k | £9.2k |
| Net assets | £173.5k | £160.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-08-12📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2020-08-12📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2020-08-12📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2020-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-22➖WINPENNY, Patricia resignedsecretary
- 2015-03-18➕WINPENNY, Patricia appointedsecretary
- 2015-03-18➖WINPENNY, Peter resignedsecretary
- 2015-03-18➖WINPENNY, Patricia resigneddirector
- 2014-06-25🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-06-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-06-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royalbank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-03-24➕WINPENNY, Patricia appointeddirector
- 2014-03-24➖WINPENNY, Patricia resigneddirector
- 2012-04-01➕WINPENNY, Stephanie appointeddirector
- 2008-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CASTLEFORD SLICING COMPANY LIMITED
- 2008-09-24➕WINPENNY, Christopher Paul appointeddirector
- 2008-09-24➕WINPENNY, Peter appointedsecretary
- 2008-09-24➕WINPENNY, Patricia appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Stephanie Winpenny Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/10/2020 |
Mr Christopher Paul Winpenny Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products
Registered office
9 Pottery Street
Castleford
West Yorkshire
WF10 1NJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
WINPENNY, Christopher Paul→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2008-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WINPENNY, Stephanie→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2012-04-01
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WINPENNY, Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-03-18 · resigned 2016-07-22
WINPENNY, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-09-24 · resigned 2015-03-18
WINPENNY, Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2014-03-24 · resigned 2015-03-18
WINPENNY, Patricia→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2008-09-24 · resigned 2014-03-24
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 25/06/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/06/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | The Royalbank of Scotland The Royalbank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 04/06/2014 | — |
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Recent filings (65 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-03