FEEDCO LTD
🌳Matureactive
09431562 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-10
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10910
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46210SIC 46210
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). 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
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 11.1y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.1 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: medium (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
98 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 capital
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 capital
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-03-16📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-18📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2025-07-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-26➖PINE, Andrew, Dr resigneddirector
- 2025-06-18📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2025-04-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-datecapital · SH03
- 2024-07-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-07-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-07-19📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-07-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-07-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-16📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-07-12➖HAMILTON, Jeremy William resigneddirector
- 2024-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-01➕ROBERTS, Louis appointeddirector
- 2022-05-03➖ROBERTS, Kevin John resigneddirector
- 2021-11-04➕PINE, Andrew, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-10-31➖ANNING, Kevin John resigneddirector
- 2019-08-16➖LANE, Edward James resigneddirector
- 2017-12-06🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2017-10-27➕LANE, Edward James appointeddirector
- 2016-12-15➖ENGLAND, Robert John Leslie resigneddirector
- 2015-09-17➕ROBERTS, Kevin John appointeddirector
- 2015-08-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2015-07-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2015-04-17➕SMIT, Wilhelmus Jacobus Maria appointeddirector
- 2015-04-17➕ANNING, Kevin John appointeddirector
- 2015-04-17➕ENGLAND, Robert John Leslie appointeddirector
- 2015-04-17➕HAMILTON, Jeremy William appointeddirector
- 2015-03-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Nwf Agriculture Limited (01117234)
- 2015-02-17➕PYNE, Martyn John appointeddirector
- 2015-02-17➖KAHAN, Barbara resigneddirector
- 2015-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs FEEDCO LTD
- 2015-02-10➕KAHAN, Barbara appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Forfarmers Uk Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
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Forfarmers Uk Limited
Corporate parent
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FEEDCO LTD
This company · 09431562
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Forfarmers Uk Limited Corporate entity | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 12/07/2024 |
Mr Louis Roberts Individual · British · DOB 08/2000 · age 26 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 12/07/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Kevin John Robertsceased 05/02/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10910 — SIC 10910
Registered office
8 Corner Lawn
Cheddon Fitzpaine
Taunton
TA2 8LZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
PYNE, Martyn John→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2015-02-17
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ROBERTS, Louis→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2023-04-01
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SMIT, Wilhelmus Jacobus Maria→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2015-04-17
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ANNING, Kevin John→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-04-17 · resigned 2020-10-31
ENGLAND, Robert John Leslie→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2015-04-17 · resigned 2016-12-15
HAMILTON, Jeremy William→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2015-04-17 · resigned 2024-07-12
KAHAN, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2015-02-10 · resigned 2015-02-17
LANE, Edward James→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-10-27 · resigned 2019-08-16
PINE, Andrew, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2021-11-04 · resigned 2025-06-26
ROBERTS, Kevin John→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-09-17 · resigned 2022-05-03
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 06/12/2017 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 28/07/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Nwf Agriculture (01117234) Nwf Agriculture Limited (01117234) | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/03/2015 | 06/08/2015 |
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Recent filings (98 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-03-16
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2025-08-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-03
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2025-06-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2024-08-13
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-07-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-07-19