SUFFOLK FRESH LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11146970 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-12
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01130
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 8.3y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
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| Average employees | 1200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-05-27🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2025-05-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-29🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-03-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-03-18🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-01-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-13🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited
- 2024-11-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-14🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-06-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23➕PEARSON, Mark Alan appointeddirector
- 2023-11-23➖SCRIVENS, David James resigneddirector
- 2023-11-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-23✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-10-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-05-13📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2022-05-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-03-29➖EVANS, Matthew Benedict resigneddirector
- 2022-03-29➖LOMAS, David James resigneddirector
- 2020-04-07🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-09-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Triple Point Advancr Leasing PLC
- 2018-03-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Amberside Alp PLC
- 2018-03-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Sterling Suffolk Funding LLP
- 2018-01-12🏢Company incorporatedAs SUFFOLK FRESH LTD
- 2018-01-12➕SPACEY, Douglas Richard appointeddirector
- 2018-01-12➕EVANS, Matthew Benedict appointeddirector
- 2018-01-12➕LOMAS, David James appointeddirector
- 2018-01-12➕SCRIVENS, David James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Amberside Alp Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Amberside Alp Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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SUFFOLK FRESH LTD
This company · 11146970
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amberside Alp Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/01/2018 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 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
Incorporated2018-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130
Registered office
97 Alderley Road
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 1PT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
PEARSON, Mark Alan→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-11-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SPACEY, Douglas Richard→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EVANS, Matthew Benedict→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2018-01-12 · resigned 2022-03-29
LOMAS, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-01-12 · resigned 2022-03-29
SCRIVENS, David James→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2018-01-12 · resigned 2023-11-23
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/04/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/03/2025 | 27/05/2025 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited | A registered charge | — | 13/01/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/11/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Triple Point Advancr Leasing Triple Point Advancr Leasing PLC | A registered charge | 13 properties | 28/09/2018 | 07/04/2020 | |
| outstanding | Amberside Alp Amberside Alp PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/03/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Sterling Suffolk Funding Sterling Suffolk Funding LLP | A registered charge | — | 05/03/2018 | 27/05/2022 |
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Recent filings (45 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-06-19