FOOD OPTIONS UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC230289 · ltd · incorporated 2002-04-12
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46330SIC 46330
  • 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.5y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees—2800

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-02
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    BOYLE, Anthony James appointed
    director
  3. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  4. 2025-11-17
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  5. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2025-01-31
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    VAREILLE, Herve resigned
    director
  7. 2025-01-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  9. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  10. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  11. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  12. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
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  13. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  14. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
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  15. 2017-08-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-07-31
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    SLEITH, William Mcewan resigned
    director
  17. 2017-02-28
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  18. 2016-05-27
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  19. 2016-03-03
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  20. 2013-08-01
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    VAREILLE, Herve appointed
    director
  21. 2012-09-01
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    CODONA, Andrew, Director appointed
    director
  22. 2012-06-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
  23. 2009-11-04
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    MAXWELL, Alan appointed
    director
  24. 2009-11-04
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    SLEITH, William Mcewan appointed
    director
  25. 2005-12-05
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    ROBINSON, Stuart John resigned
    director
  26. 2005-12-05
    ➖
    THORNE, Michael resigned
    director
  27. 2003-02-11
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    LAMOND, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-02-11
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    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-11-22
    ➕
    LAMOND, Andrew appointed
    director
  30. 2002-11-22
    ➕
    REILLY, Anthony John appointed
    director
  31. 2002-11-22
    ➕
    ROBINSON, Stuart John appointed
    director
  32. 2002-11-22
    ➕
    THORNE, Michael appointed
    director
  33. 2002-11-22
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    DM DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 2002-11-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  35. 2002-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As FOOD OPTIONS UK LIMITED
  36. 2002-04-12
    ➕
    DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2002-04-12
    ➕
    DM DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Anthony John Reilly
Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2002-04-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products

Registered office

8 Oakbank Park Place
Oakbank Industrial Estate
Livingston
West Lothian
EH53 0TN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-12

Officers (6 active · 6 resigned)

LAMOND, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-11
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Active
BOYLE, Anthony James→
director · ~56y · appointed 2026-04-02
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Active
CODONA, Andrew, Director→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-09-01
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Active
LAMOND, Andrew→
director · ~59y · appointed 2002-11-22
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Active
MAXWELL, Alan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-11-04
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Active
REILLY, Anthony John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-11-22
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Active
DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2003-02-11
Resigned
ROBINSON, Stuart John→
director · ~72y · appointed 2002-11-22 · resigned 2005-12-05
Resigned
SLEITH, William Mcewan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-11-04 · resigned 2017-07-31
Resigned
THORNE, Michael→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-11-22 · resigned 2005-12-05
Resigned
VAREILLE, Herve→
director · ~54y · appointed 2013-08-01 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned
DM DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-04-12 · resigned 2002-11-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
Bond & floating charge1 property25/06/2012—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property22/11/2002—
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Recent filings (88 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
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accounts · AA
2022-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-28