ABSOLUTE TASTE FOOD LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
11614499 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-10
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 7.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 7.3y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Average employees3300

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-02-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2022-01-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-01-21
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    HITCHCOX, Oliver resigned
    director
  11. 2021-10-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2020-11-30
    ➖
    MULROE, Andrew Michael resigned
    director
  15. 2020-09-30
    ➖
    BURNS, David John resigned
    director
  16. 2020-09-30
    ➖
    HENLEY, Graham Charles resigned
    director
  17. 2020-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-04-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  21. 2019-04-12
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Coutts & Company
  22. 2019-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2019-03-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2019-02-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
  25. 2019-01-31
    ➕
    ALLEN, Nick appointed
    director
  26. 2019-01-31
    ➕
    KENNERLEY, Gary Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 2019-01-31
    ➕
    BURNS, David John appointed
    director
  28. 2019-01-31
    ➕
    HENLEY, Graham Charles appointed
    director
  29. 2019-01-31
    ➕
    HITCHCOX, Oliver appointed
    director
  30. 2019-01-31
    ➕
    MULROE, Andrew Michael appointed
    director
  31. 2018-10-10
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE TASTE FOOD LIMITED
  32. 2018-10-10
    ➕
    HARRIS, Nigel John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nigel John Harris
Individual · British · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/10/2018

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
Incorporated2018-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

The Shed
Charbridge Lane
Bicester
Oxfordshire
OX26 4SS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

ALLEN, Nick→
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Nigel John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNERLEY, Gary Andrew→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNS, David John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-01-31 · resigned 2020-09-30
Resigned
HENLEY, Graham Charles→
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-01-31 · resigned 2020-09-30
Resigned
HITCHCOX, Oliver→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-01-31 · resigned 2022-01-21
Resigned
MULROE, Andrew Michael→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-01-31 · resigned 2020-11-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
NatWest Group
Coutts & Company
A registered charge—12/04/2019—
outstanding
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
A registered charge—13/02/2019—
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Recent filings (33 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-10-22