AB FOODS LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £356 | £2.1k |
| Current assets | £3.8k | £23.1k |
| Cash | — | £8.6k |
| Debtors | £3.8k | £14.5k |
| Net assets | £356 | £2.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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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- 2019-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-09-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-10📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2018-11-20📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2018-09-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-09🏢Company incorporatedAs AB FOODS LIMITED
- 2014-06-09➕ABIOLA, Fatai appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Fatai Abiola Individual · British · DOB 04/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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