C&E RETALLACK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
09191571 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-28
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees300500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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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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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-13
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-12-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-12-01
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    RETALLACK, Nathan John Blake resigned
    director
  7. 2023-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-22
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    capital · SH01
  9. 2022-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-03-31
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    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-03-31
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-03-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-09-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-09-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2017-10-01
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    RETALLACK, Hannah appointed
    director
  21. 2016-07-01
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    RETALLACK, Nathan John Blake appointed
    director
  22. 2014-10-01
    ➕
    EVANS, John Benjamin appointed
    director
  23. 2014-08-28
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    Company incorporated
    As C&E RETALLACK LIMITED
  24. 2014-08-28
    ➕
    RETALLACK, Colin Henry appointed
    director
  25. 2014-08-28
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    RETALLACK, Elaine Jacqueline appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RETALLACK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 John Benjamin Evans
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2019
Miss Hannah Louise Retallack
Individual · British · DOB 09/1992 · age 34
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2019
5 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Nathan John Blake Retallackceased 16/11/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Colin Henry Retallackceased 06/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Elaine Jacqueline Retallackceased 06/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Colin Henry Retallackceased 06/04/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mrs Elaine Jacqueline Retallackceased 06/04/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2014-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores

Registered office

C/O Paul & Maundrell Limited
13 Church Street
Helston
Cornwall
TR13 8TD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

EVANS, John Benjamin→
director · ~40y · appointed 2014-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RETALLACK, Colin Henry→
director · ~75y · appointed 2014-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RETALLACK, Elaine Jacqueline→
director · ~68y · appointed 2014-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RETALLACK, Hannah→
director · ~34y · appointed 2017-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RETALLACK, Nathan John Blake→
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-07-01 · resigned 2023-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-31