QUALITY FOOD PRODUCTS (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC046323 · ltd · incorporated 1969-02-10
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.
Why now
Window opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47220Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: leverage-led grower with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
12 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 43.2y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
163 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £2,066,679
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £2.07M |
| Average employees | 67 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-06➖MURRAY, Graeme James resigneddirector
- 2025-08-15➕ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-08-15📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2025-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-09📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-11-05📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2024-11-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-31🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party (02294747)
- 2024-10-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-29📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-10-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-10-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-28➕MCMONAGLE, Brian John appointeddirector
- 2024-10-28➕MURRAY, Graeme James appointeddirector
- 2024-10-28➖RATAJ, Graham resigneddirector
- 2024-10-28➖RATAJ, Keith Andrew resigneddirector
- 2024-10-28➖RATAJ, Michael Thomas resigneddirector
- 2024-10-28🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Santander UK PLC
- 2024-10-28🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Foresight Fund Managers Limited for Itself and as Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-14➖SCOTT, Fiona Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2015-09-03🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2015-09-03🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2015-09-03🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2015-09-03🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2015-09-03🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2012-07-26➖CHRISTIE, Michelle Margaret resignedsecretary
- 2012-07-26➕SCOTT, Fiona Elizabeth appointedsecretary
- 2009-09-04➕CHRISTIE, Michelle Margaret appointedsecretary
- 2009-09-04➖GUILD, Robert Mcpherson resignedsecretary
- 2007-06-29➕GUILD, Robert Mcpherson appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-29➖PATERSON, David Mitchell resignedsecretary
- 1996-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1995-08-31➖RATAJ, Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 1995-05-12🔒Charge registered #9Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1995-05-12🔒Charge registered #8Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1994-09-30➖DALGARNO, Frederick George Scott resigneddirector
- 1993-12-06🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1993-08-31🔓Charge satisfied #4
Showing most recent 50 of 64 events
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Quality Food Products (Aberdeen) Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Quality Food Products (Aberdeen) Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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QUALITY FOOD PRODUCTS (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
This company · SC046323
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Quality Food Products (Aberdeen) Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/10/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Graham Ratajceased 28/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest
- Mr Keith Andrew Ratajceased 28/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest
- Mr Michael Thomas Ratajceased 28/10/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1969-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products
Registered office
Craigshaw Drive
West Tullos Industrial Estate
Aberdeen
AB12 3BE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20
Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)
ADDLESHAW GODDARD (SCOTLAND) SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2025-08-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCMONAGLE, Brian John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CHRISTIE, Michelle Margaret→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-09-04 · resigned 2012-07-26
GIBB, Alastair Crofts→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-04-14
GUILD, Robert Mcpherson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2009-09-04
PATERSON, David Mitchell→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-04-08 · resigned 2007-06-29
SCOTT, Fiona Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-07-26 · resigned 2020-08-14
DALGARNO, Frederick George Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1993-04-08 · resigned 1994-09-30
MURRAY, Graeme James→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2024-10-28 · resigned 2026-03-06
RATAJ, Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 1995-08-31
RATAJ, Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · resigned 2024-10-28
RATAJ, Keith Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 1993-04-08 · resigned 2024-10-28
RATAJ, Michael Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · resigned 2024-10-28
RATAJ, Tait→
Resigneddirector · ~101y · resigned 1991-05-09
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Mortgages & charges
12
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC as Security Trustee for Each of Itself and Each Secured Party (02294747) | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/10/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/10/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Foresight Fund Managers for Itself and as Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties Foresight Fund Managers Limited for Itself and as Security Trustee for Each of the Secured Parties | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/10/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 12/05/1995 | 03/09/2015 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 12/05/1995 | 03/09/2015 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 30/06/1993 | 03/09/2015 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 28/06/1993 | 03/09/2015 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 25/05/1993 | 03/09/2015 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 08/05/1991 | 31/08/1993 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 15/03/1988 | 08/02/1996 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 29/03/1984 | 31/08/1993 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 07/03/1983 | 06/12/1993 |
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Recent filings (163 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-11-09
mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2024-11-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-10-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-29