ARBOURNE'S COUNTRY KITCHEN LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09037122 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-13
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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year to May 2025
Net worth
£77.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
26 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £77,938

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£78k
↑ 264% YoY
Current Assets
£96k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£38k£58k£77k£96kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£78.0k£21.5k
Current assets£96.0k£74.0k
Net assets£77.9k£21.4k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  4. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-18
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    capital · SH01
  8. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-13
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    PERKINS, Francis Brian resigned
    secretary
  13. 2017-01-13
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    officers · TM02
  14. 2016-06-21
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-11
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    address · AD01
  17. 2015-06-16
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2014-05-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ARBOURNE'S COUNTRY KITCHEN LIMITED
  19. 2014-05-13
    ➕
    ARBOURNE, James Louis appointed
    director
  20. 2014-05-13
    ➕
    PERKINS, Adam Francis appointed
    director
  21. 2014-05-13
    ➕
    PERKINS, Francis Brian appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ARBOURNE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Francis Perkins
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/05/2017
Mr James Louis Arbourne
Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/05/2017

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
Incorporated2014-05-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

456 Gower Road
Killay
Swansea
SA2 7AL
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

ARBOURNE, James Louis→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PERKINS, Adam Francis→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PERKINS, Francis Brian→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-13 · resigned 2017-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-22