FLOWER AND WHITE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08546919 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-28
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
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£9.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (6 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
44 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £9,562

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£248
Net Worth
£10k
Current Assets
£12k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-31
Total assets£9.6k
Current assets£11.7k
Cash£248
Debtors£11.5k
Net assets£9.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
6
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2026-05-01
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  4. 2026-05-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-05-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2026-04-29
    ➕
    ONE ADVISORY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2026-04-29
    ➕
    DUFFY, John Gerald appointed
    director
  9. 2026-04-29
    ➕
    HILL, Steven Paul appointed
    director
  10. 2026-04-29
    ➕
    STADDON, Simon Charles appointed
    director
  11. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2025-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-09-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2024-04-18
    ➖
    SHINGLER, Stephen Andrew resigned
    director
  16. 2023-05-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-11-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-12-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2019-09-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-07-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  23. 2018-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2014-09-16
    ➕
    SHINGLER, Stephen Andrew appointed
    director
  25. 2013-05-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FLOWER AND WHITE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
  26. 2013-05-28
    ➕
    CROWTHER, Brian Geoffrey William appointed
    director
  27. 2013-05-28
    ➕
    CROWTHER, Leanne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

56/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Flower & White Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Flower & White Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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FLOWER AND WHITE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
This company · 08546919

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Flower & White Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares29/12/2016

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
Incorporated2013-05-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

Maes Y Coed Road
Cardiff
CF14 4XR
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-11
Last: 2025-05-28

Officers (6 active · 1 resigned)

ONE ADVISORY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2026-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROWTHER, Brian Geoffrey William→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROWTHER, Leanne→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-05-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUFFY, John Gerald→
director · ~61y · appointed 2026-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HILL, Steven Paul→
director · ~43y · appointed 2026-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STADDON, Simon Charles→
director · ~64y · appointed 2026-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHINGLER, Stephen Andrew→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-09-16 · resigned 2024-04-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-05-01
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2026-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27