BORNA FOODS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07844688 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-11
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£180.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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
1 live charge · oldest 0.8y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £180,935
Cash YoY
-19%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£13k
↓ 19% YoY
Net Worth
£181k
↑ 62% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £369.2k | £448.6k |
| Current assets | £1.26M | £843.8k |
| Cash | £12.8k | £15.8k |
| Debtors | £783.0k | £336.2k |
| Net assets | £180.9k | £111.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mitsubishi Hc Capital UK PLC
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2014-09-17➕HEYDARIPOUR, Bahram appointeddirector
- 2011-11-11🏢Company incorporatedAs BORNA FOODS LIMITED
- 2011-11-11➕HEYDARIPOUR, Behnam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Behnam Heydaripour Individual · British · DOB 05/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Bahram Heydaripour Individual · British · DOB 11/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-11-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
G-05 Davenport House
16 Pepper Street
London
E14 9RP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HEYDARIPOUR, Bahram→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2014-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEYDARIPOUR, Behnam→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2011-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Mitsubishi Hc Capital UK Mitsubishi Hc Capital UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 15/09/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30