AVARA FOODS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive

10973868 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-20

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 8.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10120

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 8.4y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 8.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

15 officers (7 active, 15 linked, 15 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

68 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 officers
• 1 mortgage

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (50 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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2026-02-04
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mortgage · MR01
2026-02-04
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2025-08-18
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officers · CH01
2025-06-12
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2025-06-10
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2025-06-01
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BYWATER, Robert Peter appointed
director
2025-06-01
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CULSHAW, Julian Henry appointed
director
2025-06-01
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JENNINGS, Robert John appointed
director
2025-05-31
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DAWKINS, Andrew resigned
director
2025-05-31
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HIDSON, David resigned
director
2025-05-31
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PROUD, Philip Edmund resigned
director
2025-03-14
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2025-02-25
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accounts · AA
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POLLOCK, Sonia Elizabeth appointed
director
2024-02-26
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accounts · AA
2023-09-25
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address · AD03
2023-09-25
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address · AD02
2023-06-08
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2023-06-01
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HIDSON, David appointed
director
2023-05-31
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FOSTER, Deborah Jane resigned
director
2023-05-31
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REED, John William resigned
director
2023-05-31
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2023-05-31
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2023-05-17
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2023-04-19
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DAVIDSON, Philip Murray Alexander resigned
director
2022-06-08
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2021-10-21
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NEILSON, David Angus appointed
director
2021-10-18
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KEEBLE, David resigned
director
2018-10-25
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2018-01-27
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BRODIE, Andrew James appointed
director
2018-01-27
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HALL, Christopher James appointed
director
2018-01-27
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DAVIDSON, Philip Murray Alexander appointed
director
2018-01-27
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FACCENDA, Ian James resigned
director
2018-01-27
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FOSTER, Deborah Jane appointed
director
2018-01-27
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KEEBLE, David appointed
director
2018-01-27
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PROUD, Philip Edmund appointed
director
2018-01-27
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REED, John William appointed
director
2018-01-27
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
2017-09-20
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Company incorporated
As AVARA FOODS LIMITED
2017-09-20
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DAWKINS, Andrew appointed
director
2017-09-20
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FACCENDA, Ian James appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.

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

Avara Foods Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Avara Foods Holdings Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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AVARA FOODS LIMITED

This company · 10973868

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Avara Foods Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	20/09/2017

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

Incorporated2017-09-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10120 — SIC 10120

Registered office

1 Willow Road

Brackley

Northamptonshire

NN13 7EX

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-03

Last: 2025-09-19