A1 FOODS BEDFORD LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13868414 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-24
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£52.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47290Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £52,435
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£52k
Current Assets
£157k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £61.2k |
| Current assets | £156.7k |
| Net assets | £52.4k |
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
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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 (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-12📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-12➕ROCCO, Domenico appointeddirector
- 2023-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-08➖FURRARI, Dorina resigneddirector
- 2022-05-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-05-01➕FURRARI, Dorina appointeddirector
- 2022-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs A1 FOODS BEDFORD LTD
- 2022-01-24➕ROCCO, Alberto appointeddirector
- 2022-01-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
16/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — ROCCO, Domenico (same surname) appointed 2023-10-12. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Domenico Rocco Individual · British · DOB 09/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/07/2023 |
Mr Giovanni Rocco Individual · Italian · DOB 03/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/07/2023 |
Mr Alberto Rocco Individual · Italian · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 24/01/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Registered office
27 St. Cuthberts Street
Bedford
MK40 3JG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ROCCO, Alberto→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2022-01-24
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ROCCO, Domenico→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2023-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FURRARI, Dorina→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-05-01 · resigned 2023-02-08
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-16