ANGUS SOFT FRUITS LIMITED
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
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Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). 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).
Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 27.1y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-24➖PORTER, William Henry resigneddirector
- 2026-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-02-27🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2023-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-07-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2018-06-27📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2018-06-27📄mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-numbermortgage · 466(Scot)
- 2018-06-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-05-25🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2018-05-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2018-05-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2018-05-22🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2014-05-01➖THONTONS LAW LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-04-28➕REDFORD, Neil appointedsecretary
- 2014-03-17➕REDFORD, Neil Lindsay appointeddirector
- 2010-06-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2008-05-01➕GRAY, John Alexander Charles appointeddirector
- 2004-12-01➕THONTONS LAW LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2004-11-30➖MESSRS THORNTONS WS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1999-04-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1998-06-22➕GRAY, James Alexander Gordon appointeddirector
- 1998-06-22➕PORTER, Lochart Mcdonald appointeddirector
- 1998-06-22➖HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resignednominee-director
- 1998-06-22➕PORTER, William Henry appointeddirector
- 1998-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGUS SOFT FRUITS LIMITED
- 1998-05-13➕MESSRS THORNTONS WS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1998-05-13➕HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lochart Mcdonald Porter Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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8 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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/02/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 25/05/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 23/05/2018 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 30/06/2010 | 14/07/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 26/04/1999 | 22/05/2018 |