BIBURY NATURAL FOOD U.K. CO., LTD
🌳Matureactive
09144674 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-23
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10840
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BIBURY NATURAL FOOD U.K. CO., LTD
- 2014-07-23➕JBL SECRETARY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-07-23➕HUANG, Guiqing appointeddirector
- 2014-07-23➕SUN, Xiaojiang 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
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Sun Xiao Jiang Individual · Chinese · DOB 04/1977 · age 49 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 25/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10840 — SIC 10840
Registered office
Dept 111 196 High Road
Wood Green
London
N22 8HH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
JBL SECRETARY SERVICES (UK) LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HUANG, Guiqing→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2014-07-23
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SUN, Xiaojiang→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2014-07-23
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Recent filings (26 total)
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2025-08-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-23