BUTTERFLY SNACKS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13580333 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-23
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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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 (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-07-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-16➕MALIK, Mohammed Tariq appointeddirector
- 2024-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-23🏢Company incorporatedAs BUTTERFLY SNACKS LTD
- 2021-08-23➕FLETCHER, Stephen Robert appointeddirector
- 2021-08-23📄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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Mohammed Tariq Malik Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/08/2024 |
Mr Stephen Robert Fletcher Individual · British · DOB 08/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 23/08/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CAVEMAN CACAO LTD→ 16672187 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COATES SPIRIT VENTURES LTD→ 15963597 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| COFFEE APE LTD→ 16784298 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
338 Turncroft Lane
Stockport
SK1 4BP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FLETCHER, Stephen Robert→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2021-08-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MALIK, Mohammed Tariq→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2024-07-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-23