AIREDALE CATERING EQUIPMENT GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

08274332 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-30

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 13.4y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 13.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (8 active, 14 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

21 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2026-01-13
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officers · AP01
2026-01-07
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accounts · AA
2025-12-01
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ALLEN, Joanna Claire appointed
director
2025-06-26
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officers · TM01
2025-05-31
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VELIC, Adnan resigned
director
2024-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
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COOPER, Stephen John appointed
director
2024-02-22
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officers · AP01
2023-09-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-02-14
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mortgage · MR04
2023-02-14
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mortgage · MR04
2023-02-14
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mortgage · MR04
2023-02-14
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-02-14
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Charge satisfied #7
2023-02-14
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Charge satisfied #6
2023-02-14
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Charge satisfied #5
2023-02-14
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Charge satisfied #4
2023-02-01
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mortgage · MR01
2023-01-30
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Glas Trust Corporation Limited
2023-01-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
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VELIC, Adnan appointed
director
2022-06-15
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officers · AP01
2022-01-10
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-06
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officers · TM01
2022-01-06
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officers · TM01
2021-12-31
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BRISTOW, Andrew Wyatt resigned
director
2021-10-31
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JONES, Anthony Glyn resigned
director
2021-09-20
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accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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BROCK, Peter, Dr appointed
director
2021-05-26
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VIRDI, Balraj Singh appointed
director
2020-09-01
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ACTON, Barry Desmond appointed
director
2019-12-19
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
2019-09-01
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BYWELL, Charlotte Elizabeth appointed
director
2019-09-01
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JONES, Anthony Glyn appointed
director
2019-06-30
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GORDGE, Michael resigned
director
2019-06-30
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SISSON, Ian Richard resigned
director
2018-02-13
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2018-01-24
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2018-01-08
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Charge satisfied #3
2017-10-04
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-06-11
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Charge satisfied #2
2015-06-18
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RITCHIE, Malcolm resigned
director
2014-10-08
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
2014-03-26
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BRISTOW, Andrew Wyatt appointed
director
2014-03-18
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2013-02-12
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WOODFORD, Paul appointed
director
2013-02-12
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GORDGE, Michael appointed
director

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Doyle Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Doyle Bidco Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AIREDALE CATERING EQUIPMENT GROUP LIMITED

This company · 08274332

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Doyle Bidco Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	26/05/2021

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Robert Howard Bywellceased 26/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Rockpool Investment Nominee Limitedceased 26/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest

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

Incorporated2012-10-30

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Airedale House

Battye Street

Bradford

West Yorkshire

BD4 8AG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-13

Last: 2025-10-30