UIN FOODS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC333121 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-30
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 18.3y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-20
    📄
    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2023-03-20
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  6. 2023-02-17
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2023-02-17
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-01
    ➕
    CROSS, David appointed
    director
  11. 2021-10-01
    ➖
    WHALEN, John resigned
    director
  12. 2021-10-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-10-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-04-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-16
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2020-07-13
    🔒
    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  17. 2019-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-08-02
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-08-02
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2018-11-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-02-09
    🔒
    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Limited
  22. 2013-11-12
    ➕
    DRYSDALE, Joseph Mark appointed
    director
  23. 2012-10-30
    ➕
    DRYSDALE, Joseph Mark appointed
    secretary
  24. 2012-10-30
    ➖
    CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2012-07-04
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  26. 2012-06-25
    🔒
    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 2012-01-31
    ➖
    BELL, Damian resigned
    director
  28. 2011-08-29
    ➕
    WHALEN, John appointed
    director
  29. 2011-02-09
    ➕
    BELL, Damian appointed
    director
  30. 2008-01-31
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2007-10-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As UIN FOODS LIMITED
  32. 2007-10-30
    ➕
    BELL, Martin appointed
    director
  33. 2007-10-30
    ➕
    CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Castle View International Holdings Ltd. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Castle View International Holdings Ltd.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
⬇
UIN FOODS LIMITED
This company · SC333121

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
Castle View International Holdings Ltd.
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Martin Bellceased 06/04/2016· significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr Joseph Mark Drysdaleceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
  • Mr John Whalenceased 06/04/2016· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Food & drink · FK postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
BIOMAR LIMITED→
SC119586 · est 1989
———870036y8360y
GRAHAMS THE FAMILY DAIRY (PROCESSING) LIMITED→
SC311872 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
————19y8286y
GRAHAMS THE FAMILY DAIRY LIMITED→
SC312966 · est 2006 · no financials extracted
————19y8286y
HARVIESTOUN BREWERY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→
SC334493 · est 2007
———218y8287y
DEVON ALES LIMITED→
SC162887 · est 1996
———030y8180y
ARGO FOODS LIMITED→
SC245558 · est 2003
———1323y8062y
ASHERS ICE CREAM LIMITED→
SC351857 · est 2008
——£755.7k—17y8061y
D CAMPBELL & SON LTD→
SC376494 · est 2010
———616y8074y
GRAHAMS THE FAMILY DAIRY (MILK PRODUCTS) LIMITED→
SC520864 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y8086y
HARVIESTOUN BREWERY LIMITED→
SC084914 · est 1983
———2042y8087y
INTOXICATING BRANDS LIMITED→
SC276644 · est 2004
——£4.5k—21y8068y
D & D DAIRIES LIMITED→
SC573243 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
————8y7963y
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 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.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-10-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

Steuart Road
Bridge Of Allan
Stirling
FK9 4JX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

DRYSDALE, Joseph Mark→
secretary · appointed 2012-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELL, Martin→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-10-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CROSS, David→
director · ~50y · appointed 2021-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DRYSDALE, Joseph Mark→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CCW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-10-30 · resigned 2012-10-30
Resigned
BELL, Damian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-02-09 · resigned 2012-01-31
Resigned
WHALEN, John→
director · ~67y · appointed 2011-08-29 · resigned 2021-10-01
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property13/07/2020—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Limited
A registered charge—09/02/201720/03/2023
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property25/06/2012—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property31/01/200804/07/2012
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-02-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-01