GOOD MOOD FOOD LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -58% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £166.7k | £137.0k |
| Current assets | £150.8k | £220.5k |
| Cash | £84.3k | £202.2k |
| Net assets | £159.5k | £128.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC (Trading as Ulster Bank)
- 2023-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-06📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-01-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs GOOD MOOD FOOD LTD
- 2017-10-17➕QUIGLEY, Sandra appointeddirector
- 2017-10-17➕SWIFT, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2017-10-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sandra Quigley Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1976 · age 50 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 17/10/2017 |
Mr Stephen Swift Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/10/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group National Westminster Bank PLC (Trading as Ulster Bank) | A registered charge | — | 19/07/2024 | — |