BESPOKE FOODS GROUP LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10404591 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of open-ended investment companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, 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: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 9.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.5 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 (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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-31📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-07-31🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-07-31🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-07-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-07-14🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Praetura Commercial Finance Limited
- 2024-09-25➕IHNATSEU, Yahor appointeddirector
- 2024-09-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2021-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-09-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-01-03➕MARSH, Duncan appointeddirector
- 2018-10-24➖STOCKBRUEGGER, Christoph resigneddirector
- 2018-09-07➖MICHELSON, Trevor Roy resignedsecretary
- 2018-09-07➖MICHELSON, Trevor Roy resigneddirector
- 2016-12-22➖RUOFF, Michael Peter resigneddirector
- 2016-12-06➕AFFLECK, Ian James appointeddirector
- 2016-12-06➕MICHELSON, Trevor Roy appointedsecretary
- 2016-12-06➕MICHELSON, Trevor Roy appointeddirector
- 2016-12-06🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (Security Agent)
- 2016-09-30🏢Company incorporatedAs BESPOKE FOODS GROUP LIMITED
- 2016-09-30➕RUOFF, Michael Peter appointeddirector
- 2016-09-30➕STOCKBRUEGGER, Christoph 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 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Ian James Affleck Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65 | 50–75% | 25–50% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/12/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Ingo Knockeceased 28/09/2017· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-09-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64304 — Activities of open-ended investment companies
Registered office
Shannon Place
Shannon Road
Potton
Bedfordshire
SG19 2YH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
AFFLECK, Ian James→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2016-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
IHNATSEU, Yahor→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2024-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSH, Duncan→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MICHELSON, Trevor Roy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-12-06 · resigned 2018-09-07
MICHELSON, Trevor Roy→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2016-12-06 · resigned 2018-09-07
RUOFF, Michael Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-09-30 · resigned 2016-12-22
STOCKBRUEGGER, Christoph→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2016-09-30 · resigned 2018-10-24
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Praetura Commercial Finance Praetura Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 14/07/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/02/2022 | 31/07/2025 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC as Security Trustee for the Secured Parties (Security Agent) | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/12/2016 | 31/07/2025 |
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Recent filings (50 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-07-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-03-10