CORNICO FOODS SERVICE LTD
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10 | — |
| Net assets | £10 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-17➕WILLIAMS, James Laurence appointeddirector
- 2023-11-17➖WILLIAMS, Lee James resigneddirector
- 2023-11-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-03-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CORNICO FOODS SERVICE LTD
- 2023-03-25➕WILLIAMS, Lee James appointeddirector
- 2023-03-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-09-10: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Icw Group Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lee James Williams Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 25/03/2023 |
Icw Group Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/09/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Claire Williamsceased 01/12/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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