AC FOOD CONSULTING LIMITED
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -36% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.1k | £12.6k |
| Current assets | £35.5k | £57.1k |
| Cash | £17.5k | £27.4k |
| Debtors | £18.0k | £29.7k |
| Net assets | £940 | £12.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AC FOOD CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2021-04-29➕WARNER, Anthony James appointeddirector
- 2021-04-29➕WARNER, Lavinia appointeddirector
- 2021-04-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony James Warner Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/04/2021 |
Mrs Lavinia Warner Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/04/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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