BOLD FOODS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
17059332 · ltd · incorporated 2026-02-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (4 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BOLD FOODS LIMITED
  2. 2026-02-27
    FLAX, Ricky Alexander appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-27
    FLAX, Sheldon Paul appointed
    director
  4. 2026-02-27
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FLAX, Ricky Alexander (same surname) appointed 2026-02-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Delightful Food Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Delightful Food Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BOLD FOODS LIMITED
This company · 17059332

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Delightful Food Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/02/2026

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2026-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Riverdale House 19/21 High Street
Wheathampstead
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL4 8BB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-27
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FLAX, Ricky Alexander
director · ~38y · appointed 2026-02-27
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Active
FLAX, Sheldon Paul
director · ~69y · appointed 2026-02-27
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2026-02-27