FRESH FRUIT COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC353023 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-05
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 11.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£6.51M
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed wholesale with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
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
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
59
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £6,514,165
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£373k
Net Worth
£6.5m
Current Assets
£540k
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.51M | — |
| Current assets | £539.9k | — |
| Cash | £373.2k | — |
| Debtors | £166.7k | — |
| Net assets | £6.51M | — |
| Average employees | — | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
8
filings
- • 6 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
10
filings
- • 6 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-18🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-10-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-25📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2020-03-25📄mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2017-11-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-09-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-06-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2011-03-07➕THOMPSON, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2011-03-07➖HENDERSON, William Allan resignedsecretary
- 2009-10-01➕THOMPSON, Paul appointeddirector
- 2009-01-05🏢Company incorporatedAs FRESH FRUIT COMPANY LIMITED
- 2009-01-05➕THOMPSON, Paul appointeddirector
- 2009-01-05➕HENDERSON, William Allan appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
84/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
64/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-19
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Thompson Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 25–50% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Registered office
5 Drum Mains Park
Cumbernauld
Glasgow
G68 9LD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-01-19OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-05
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
THOMPSON, Paul→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-10-01
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THOMPSON, Paul→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2009-01-05
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HENDERSON, William Allan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-01-05 · resigned 2011-03-07
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/11/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/09/2014 | 29/10/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/06/2014 | 29/10/2024 |
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Recent filings (66 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-29