CALBEE GROUP (UK) LTD

🌳Matureactive

08949175 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-20

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

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10890

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (58/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (7 active, 21 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

73 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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand

2026-04-14
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2026-03-23
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HARUNA, Shinji resigned
director
2025-05-21
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2025-04-09
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officers · AP01
2025-04-09
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officers · TM01
2025-04-01
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MIZOGUCHI, Makoto appointed
director
2025-04-01
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SAKAI, Hiroshi resigned
director
2025-03-27
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officers · RP04AP01
2025-02-26
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2025-02-26
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2025-02-26
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2025-01-21
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officers · TM01
2025-01-10
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WOODWARDS, Daniel Richard resigned
director
2025-01-01
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SHO, Keiei appointed
director
2025-01-01
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TICKNER, David appointed
director
2025-01-01
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TSUTSUMI, Ryo resigned
director
2024-05-17
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accounts · AA
2024-04-10
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2024-04-05
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2024-04-01
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KANEMITSU, Yukio appointed
director
2024-04-01
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TANABE, Kazuhiro resigned
director
2023-09-26
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accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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2023-07-31
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officers · TM01
2023-07-01
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KANEMITSU, Yukio resigned
director
2023-07-01
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TANABE, Kazuhiro appointed
director
2023-05-10
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second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-04-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
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2023-04-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-01
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EHARA, Makoto resigned
director
2023-04-01
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SAKAI, Hiroshi appointed
director
2023-04-01
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SHO, Keiei resigned
director
2023-04-01
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TSUTSUMI, Ryo appointed
director
2022-09-28
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accounts · AA
2019-08-08
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KANEMITSU, Yukio appointed
director
2019-08-08
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KIKUCHI, Koichi resigned
director
2019-04-01
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WOOD, Jonathan Nigel appointed
director
2019-04-01
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HARUNA, Shinji appointed
director
2019-04-01
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WOODWARDS, Daniel Richard appointed
director
2019-01-25
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ROBINSON, Richard Anthony resigned
director
2019-01-17
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BYE, Ian Jonathan appointed
director
2019-01-17
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EHARA, Makoto appointed
director
2018-06-18
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SHO, Keiei appointed
director
2018-03-13
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ARIMA, Rune resigned
director
2018-01-29
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OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2016-10-01
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HEBRON, Nigel Patrick resigned
director
2016-10-01
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WILSON, David Paul resigned
director
2016-04-28
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OKABE, Yutaka resigned
director

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Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

Calbee Inc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Calbee Inc

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

ultimate parent

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CALBEE GROUP (UK) LTD

This company · 08949175

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
Calbee Inc Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2014-03-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

3rd Floor 1 Ashley Road

Altrincham

Cheshire

WA14 2DT

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-03

Last: 2026-03-20