ASIAN SNACKS LTD
🌳Matureactive
09249418 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-06
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£263.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £263,631
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£84k
Net Worth
£264k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£325k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £263.6k | £242.0k |
| Current assets | £325.2k | £277.1k |
| Cash | £83.9k | — |
| Debtors | £207.5k | — |
| Net assets | £263.6k | £239.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-20➖PATEL, Rashmikaben Arunbhai resigneddirector
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-09➕PATEL, Bhupendra Ashabhai appointeddirector
- 2024-09-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-10-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ASIAN SNACKS LTD
- 2014-10-06➕PATEL, Parulben Surendrabhai appointeddirector
- 2014-10-06➕PATEL, Rashmikaben Arunbhai appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bhupendra Ashabhai Patel Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/02/2025 |
Mrs Parulben Surendrabhai Patel Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/10/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Rashmikaben Arunbhai Patelceased 20/02/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
Suite 3, 22e West Station Yard
Spital Road
Maldon
CM9 6TS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
PATEL, Bhupendra Ashabhai→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-09-09
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PATEL, Parulben Surendrabhai→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2014-10-06
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PATEL, Rashmikaben Arunbhai→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2014-10-06 · resigned 2025-02-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/04/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29