BELLISIMO FOOD LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
10773403 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-16
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.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2026
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56290Other food services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Average employees10001100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-05
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    BELL, Janice Edwardene resigned
    director
  4. 2025-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  7. 2023-09-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-09-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-09-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-11-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-08-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-08-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-08-01
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    BELL, Thomas Roger Hugh appointed
    director
  18. 2021-08-01
    ➕
    BELL, Janice Edwardene appointed
    director
  19. 2021-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-07-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2020-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-03-16
    ➕
    BELL, James Edward appointed
    director
  23. 2017-08-21
    ➕
    BELL, Matthew Thomas appointed
    director
  24. 2017-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As BELLISIMO FOOD LTD
  25. 2017-05-16
    ➕
    BELL, Simon James Hugh 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 "BELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 89 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 89 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Chantreyland Childcare Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Chantreyland Childcare Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BELLISIMO FOOD LTD
This company · 10773403

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Chantreyland Childcare Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/10/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Simon James Hugh Bellceased 09/10/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2017-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10850 — Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

Registered office

Brierley Field 42 Abbey Brook Drive
Chancet Wood
Sheffield
S8 7UT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

BELL, James Edward→
director · ~35y · appointed 2020-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Matthew Thomas→
director · ~38y · appointed 2017-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Simon James Hugh→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-05-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Thomas Roger Hugh→
director · ~89y · appointed 2021-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Janice Edwardene→
director · ~88y · appointed 2021-08-01 · resigned 2025-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18