CORNISH CHARCUTERIE LTD

🌳Matureactive
07658576 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-06
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 6.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.9y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
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
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees141200

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
3
filings
  • • 3 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2026-01-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-01-28
    ➕
    HARDING, Richard William appointed
    director
  5. 2026-01-28
    ➖
    HARDING, Fionagh Mason resigned
    secretary
  6. 2026-01-28
    ➖
    HARDING, Fionagh Mason resigned
    director
  7. 2025-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-22
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-06-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-06-14
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    O'SHEA, Rory James appointed
    director
  13. 2022-04-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-03-31
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    ROWE, David Brian appointed
    director
  15. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-04
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2019-07-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  19. 2019-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-09-17
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2018-08-10
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    HARDING, Richard William resigned
    director
  23. 2017-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2011-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As CORNISH CHARCUTERIE LTD
  25. 2011-06-06
    ➕
    HARDING, Fionagh Mason appointed
    secretary
  26. 2011-06-06
    ➕
    HARDING, Fionagh Mason appointed
    director
  27. 2011-06-06
    ➕
    HARDING, Richard William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HARDING, Fionagh Mason resigned 2026-01-28; HARDING, Fionagh Mason resigned 2026-01-28

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Fionagh Mason Harding
Individual · British · DOB 08/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Richard William Harding
Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-06-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat

Registered office

Norton Barton Canada Lane
Launcells
Bude
EX23 9LG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

HARDING, Richard William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2026-01-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'SHEA, Rory James→
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROWE, David Brian→
director · ~53y · appointed 2022-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARDING, Fionagh Mason→
secretary · appointed 2011-06-06 · resigned 2026-01-28
Resigned
HARDING, Fionagh Mason→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-06-06 · resigned 2026-01-28
Resigned
HARDING, Richard William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-06-06 · resigned 2018-08-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—01/07/2019—
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Recent filings (38 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-29
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-09