CALIBRA UK LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13575720 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-19
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£62.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -65% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.4y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.4 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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
60
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £62,069
Cash draining
Cash down 65% YoY
Cash YoY
-65%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£80k
↓ 65% YoY
Net Worth
£62k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£881k
↑ 2.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £62.1k | £48.6k |
| Current assets | £881.0k | £863.8k |
| Cash | £79.5k | £226.6k |
| Debtors | £730.1k | £563.1k |
| Net assets | £62.1k | £48.6k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-25📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-08-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-25📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-07-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-10➕VANDEN AVENNE, Lynn-Marie appointedsecretary
- 2023-03-10➖D'HONDT, Eline resignedsecretary
- 2022-12-09➕NYS, Gilles appointeddirector
- 2022-12-09➖DEFEVER, Stefaan resigneddirector
- 2022-09-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-01-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Kbc Commercial Finance Nv
- 2022-01-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-08-19🏢Company incorporatedAs CALIBRA UK LTD
- 2021-08-19➕VANDEN AVENNE, Harold appointeddirector
- 2021-08-19➕VANDEN AVENNE, Lynn- Marie appointeddirector
- 2021-08-19➕D'HONDT, Eline appointedsecretary
- 2021-08-19➕DEFEVER, Stefaan appointeddirector
- 2021-08-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Harold Vanden Avenne Individual · Belgian · DOB 11/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest | 19/08/2021 |
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
Incorporated2021-08-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products
Registered office
Unit A, Hillcroft
Bradeley Green Lane
Whitchurch
SY13 4HE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
VANDEN AVENNE, Lynn-Marie→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-03-10
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Active
VANDEN AVENNE, Harold→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2021-08-19
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VANDEN AVENNE, Lynn- Marie→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-08-19
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D'HONDT, Eline→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-08-19 · resigned 2023-03-10
DEFEVER, Stefaan→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2021-08-19 · resigned 2022-12-09
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Kbc Commercial Finance Nv | A registered charge | — | 27/01/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-08-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-07-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-02-10