A L LEE & SONS (PRODUCE) LTD

🌳Matureactive
08383643 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-31
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 12.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Post-harvest crop activities
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.6y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.6 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
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees5500

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-29
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-02-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-09-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  18. 2013-01-31
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    Company incorporated
    As A L LEE & SONS (PRODUCE) LTD
  19. 2013-01-31
    ➕
    LEE, Anthony Leonard appointed
    director
  20. 2013-01-31
    ➕
    LEE, Barbara Joan appointed
    director
  21. 2013-01-31
    ➕
    LEE, Robert James appointed
    director
  22. 2013-01-31
    ➕
    LEE, Stephen Anthony appointed
    director
  23. 2013-01-31
    ➕
    PARRY, Sarah Chantelle appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Anthony Leonard Lee
Individual · English · DOB 01/1941 · age 85
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01630 — Post-harvest crop activities

Registered office

Whitebridge Farm Ely Road
Littleport
Ely
Cambridgeshire
CB6 1RT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-31

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

LEE, Anthony Leonard→
director · ~86y · appointed 2013-01-31
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Active
LEE, Barbara Joan→
director · ~85y · appointed 2013-01-31
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Active
LEE, Robert James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-01-31
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Active
LEE, Stephen Anthony→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-01-31
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Active
PARRY, Sarah Chantelle→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-01-31
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property17/09/2013—
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Recent filings (31 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-13