ALTERNATIVE FOODS LONDON LTD.
🏛️Establishedactive
11299079 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-09
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 6.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10720SIC 10720
- 10860SIC 10860
- 10890SIC 10890
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 6.0y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
82 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 · IFRS| Metric | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-04-19📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-08-12🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-06-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-25📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2024-02-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-14📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-15➕OLSEN, Jonathan Robert appointeddirector
- 2023-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-04-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-04-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-04-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-04-01➕CORMIER, Caroline appointeddirector
- 2021-09-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2020-05-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C.
- 2019-05-01➕TROLLOPE, Pollyanna Rose Angela appointeddirector
- 2019-03-01➕CARTER, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2018-04-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTERNATIVE FOODS LONDON LTD.
- 2018-04-09➕CARTER, Hannah Louise appointeddirector
Owner dependency
56/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Miss Hannah Louise Carter Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 09/05/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Hannah Carterceased 09/05/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-04-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
Cheyenne Studio
West Street
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7EQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
CARTER, Hannah Louise→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-04-09
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CARTER, Matthew James→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2019-03-01
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CORMIER, Caroline→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-04-01
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OLSEN, Jonathan Robert→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-05-15
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TROLLOPE, Pollyanna Rose Angela→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-05-01
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Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/09/2021 | 12/08/2025 | |
| outstanding | Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank P.L.C. | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/05/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (82 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2026-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-06-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2024-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-19