THE NATURAL FRUIT AND BEVERAGE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC220179 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-13
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11070
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-04-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2020-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-01-05
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    BULLOCH, Alexander resigned
    director
  10. 2019-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2017-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-11
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-07-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-02-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  19. 2002-07-11
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    DUNN, Gerald William resigned
    director
  20. 2002-07-11
    ➖
    MARTIN, Iain resigned
    director
  21. 2001-07-03
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    JAGIELKO, Henry John appointed
    secretary
  22. 2001-07-03
    ➕
    BULLOCH, Carol Anne appointed
    director
  23. 2001-07-03
    ➕
    JAGIELKO, Henry John appointed
    director
  24. 2001-07-03
    ➕
    REYNOLDS, Alexander appointed
    director
  25. 2001-07-03
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2001-07-03
    ➕
    BULLOCH, Alexander appointed
    director
  27. 2001-07-03
    ➕
    DUNN, Gerald William appointed
    director
  28. 2001-07-03
    ➕
    MARTIN, Iain appointed
    director
  29. 2001-07-03
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2001-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As THE NATURAL FRUIT AND BEVERAGE COMPANY LIMITED
  31. 2001-06-13
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-06-13
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

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

Group structure

Ll Equity Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ll Equity Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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THE NATURAL FRUIT AND BEVERAGE COMPANY LIMITED
This company · SC220179

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
Ll Equity Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11070 — SIC 11070

Registered office

1 Anthony Road
Largs
Ayrshire
KA30 8EQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-24
Last: 2025-06-10

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

JAGIELKO, Henry John→
secretary · appointed 2001-07-03
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Active
BULLOCH, Carol Anne→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-07-03
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Active
JAGIELKO, Henry John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2001-07-03
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Active
REYNOLDS, Alexander→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-13 · resigned 2001-07-03
Resigned
BULLOCH, Alexander→
director · ~99y · appointed 2001-07-03 · resigned 2020-01-05
Resigned
DUNN, Gerald William→
director · ~71y · appointed 2001-07-03 · resigned 2002-07-11
Resigned
MARTIN, Iain→
director · ~63y · appointed 2001-07-03 · resigned 2002-07-11
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-13 · resigned 2001-07-03
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property17/02/2014—
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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-26