KBC FOOD SERVICE LTD
🌳Matureactive
NI607779 · ltd · incorporated 2011-06-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | 700 |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-16📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-06-08🏢Company incorporatedAs KBC FOOD SERVICE LTD
- 2011-06-08➕O'KANE, Brendan appointeddirector
- 2011-06-08➕O'KANE, Katarzyna Monika appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 |
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Mr Brendan O'Kane Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 09/06/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Katarzyna Monika O'Kaneceased 09/06/2020· significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| J P TRAILERS LIMITED→ NI641410 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| JPOOII LTD→ NI725253 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| JULUM TRADING LTD→ NI696712 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| KATCO LTD→ NI702705 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| KEG VAULT LTD→ NI728072 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| KELLS AUTO PAINT & SUPPLIES LIMITED→ NI696940 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| KENNEDY & MORRISON LIMITED→ R0000458 · est 1909 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 116y | — | — |
| KESTUTIS KVIETKAUSKAS LIMITED→ NI691692 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| KITTEN LEAF FRIENDS LTD→ NI735235 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KLAUS BERGHAUS LIMITED→ NI694692 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| KM PRODUCTS LTD→ NI659895 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-06-08
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products
Registered office
34 Dufferin Avenue
Bangor
County Down
BT20 3AA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
O'KANE, Brendan→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-06-08
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O'KANE, Katarzyna Monika→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2011-06-08
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-11