THE WHITE RABBIT PIZZA CO. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09398865 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-21

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

—

year to Jan 2026

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10890

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 8.8y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

9 officers (8 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

102 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Average employees	72	5700

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

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2 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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accounts · AA
2025-07-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
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officers · AP01
2025-03-01
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HEDGES, Michael Lee appointed
director
2025-02-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
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mortgage · MR01
2024-12-23
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Sme Invoice Finance Limited
2024-11-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-12
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capital · SH01
2024-04-05
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-04
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incorporation · MA
2024-04-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-01
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capital · SH01
2023-10-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
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capital · SH01
2023-03-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-22
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-10
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-10
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-02
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-26
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capital · RP04SH01
2022-04-11
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-03-31
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KING, Malcolm Anthony Wallace appointed
director
2021-12-30
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Sme Invoice Finance Limited
2020-09-23
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CLARKE, Benedict Robert appointed
director
2020-09-23
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KEERS, Clare Angelica appointed
director
2018-12-19
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-05-31
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
2017-08-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Gapcap Limited
2017-04-24
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BRACKENBURY, Jonathan Gedge appointed
director
2017-04-24
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FARROW, Philippa Anne appointed
director
2017-04-03
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OGLE, Joshua Martin resigned
director
2015-01-21
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Company incorporated
As THE WHITE RABBIT PIZZA CO. LIMITED
2015-01-21
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CROFT-SIMON, Nicholas appointed
director
2015-01-21
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FERRARI, Matteo appointed
director
2015-01-21
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OGLE, Joshua Martin appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Nicholas Croft-Simon Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	02/10/2018
Matteo Ferrari Individual · Italian · DOB 03/1987 · age 39	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2015-01-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

Unit 3 Monument Business Park

Chalgrove

Oxford

Oxfordshire

OX44 7RW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-28

Last: 2026-03-14