WILD WATER FROZEN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08791526 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-27
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 12.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 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
0
Lenders & charges
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
19 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-01➖HANCOCK, Stuart resigneddirector
- 2025-06-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-06-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22➕BERGER, Daniel Mark appointeddirector
- 2024-04-22➕BOWDEN, James Edward Blake appointeddirector
- 2024-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-12-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-12-13➕HANCOCK, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2023-12-13➖RATTENBURY, Kenneth resigneddirector
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-11🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2018-10-10🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2018-09-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Dbw Investments (14) Limited
- 2015-04-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Finance Wales Investments (6) LTD
- 2014-01-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
- 2013-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs WILD WATER FROZEN LIMITED
- 2013-11-27➕RATTENBURY, Kenneth appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Alco Team Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Alco Team Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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WILD WATER FROZEN LIMITED
This company · 08791526
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alco Team Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AMBAYA COMPANY FOR WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE LTD→ 16391066 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AMNUMS LTD→ 15474181 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-27
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Cold Stores Road
Queen Alexandra Dock
Cardiff
CF10 4LL
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-11
Last: 2025-11-27
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BERGER, Daniel Mark→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-04-22
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BOWDEN, James Edward Blake→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-04-22
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HANCOCK, Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-12-13 · resigned 2025-08-01
RATTENBURY, Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-11-27 · resigned 2023-12-13
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/10/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/10/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Dbw Investments (14) Dbw Investments (14) Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 27/09/2018 | 13/06/2025 | |
| satisfied | Finance Wales Investments (6) Finance Wales Investments (6) LTD | A registered charge | — | 24/04/2015 | 13/06/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/01/2014 | 19/12/2023 |
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Recent filings (42 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-13
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-30