KEPAK GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC440783 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-21

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

£648.38M

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Leverage-led grower with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. 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: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 10.7y

45/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 10.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

23 officers (5 active, 23 linked, 17 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

14 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

93 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £1,520,678

Turned profitable

Returned to profit this year

Turnover YoY

+11%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Turnover	£648.38M	£585.45M
Gross profit	£31.93M	£27.28M
Operating profit	£6.90M	£-1.97M
Profit before tax	£1.52M	£-6.63M
Average employees	147800	152000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand

2025-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
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MARTIN, Walter appointed
secretary
2023-12-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-29
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KEATING, Liam resigned
secretary
2022-09-29
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KEATING, Liam resigned
director
2022-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-31
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WALKER, Simon appointed
director
2020-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-26
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2019-08-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-30
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP04CS01
2018-11-20
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2018-11-13
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MCCHESNEY, Barry appointed
secretary
2018-09-19
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-09-05
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2018-09-05
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2018-09-05
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Charge satisfied #2
2018-09-05
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Charge satisfied #1
2018-08-02
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Charge registered #7
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (In Its Capacity as Security Agent and Trustee for the Secured Parties (as Defined in the Charge))
2018-07-31
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Agent
2018-07-31
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Aib Commercial Finance Limited
2018-07-30
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (In Its Capacity as Security Agent and Trustee for the Secured Parties (as Defined in the Charge))
2018-07-30
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Charge registered #3
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Agent)
2018-07-28
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GROGAN, Robert appointed
director
2018-07-28
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HORGAN, John appointed
director
2018-07-28
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KEATING, Liam appointed
secretary
2018-07-28
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BOPARAN, Ranjit Singh resigned
director
2018-07-28
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FLETCHER, Martyn Paul resigned
director
2018-07-28
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KEATING, Liam appointed
director
2018-07-28
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TOMKINSON, Craig Ashley resigned
director
2018-06-30
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PIKE, Richard Neil resigned
director
2018-06-30
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TOMKINSON, Craig Ashley appointed
director
2017-08-31
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DAVIES, Gareth Wyn resigned
director
2017-08-22
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PIKE, Richard Neil appointed
director
2017-07-17
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FLETCHER, Martyn Paul appointed
director
2017-07-17
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LEADBEATER, Stephen Paul resigned
director
2015-08-24
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DAVIES, Gareth Wyn appointed
director
2015-08-24
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MORGAN, David Steven resigned
director
2015-08-04
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited (Including Its Successors and Assignees)
2015-08-04
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited (Including Its Successors and Assignees)
2015-03-23
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MORGAN, David Steven appointed
director
2014-08-01
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HENDERSON, Stephen resigned
director
2014-06-20
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LEADBEATER, Stephen Paul appointed
director
2013-03-08
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BECKERS, Peter Maria Jacobus resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 68 events

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

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low

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.

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-01-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat

Registered office

Kepak Group Limited Cookston Road

Portlethen

Aberdeen

AB12 4QB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-14

Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (5 active · 18 resigned)

MARTIN, Walter→

secretary · appointed 2023-12-21

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Active

MCCHESNEY, Barry→

secretary · appointed 2018-11-13

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Active

GROGAN, Robert→

director · ~67y · appointed 2018-07-28

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Active

HORGAN, John→

director · ~75y · appointed 2018-07-28

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Active

WALKER, Simon→

director · ~61y · appointed 2020-12-31

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Active

KEATING, Liam→

secretary · appointed 2018-07-28 · resigned 2022-09-29

Resigned

D.W. COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-01-21 · resigned 2013-02-22

Resigned

BECKERS, Peter Maria Jacobus→

director · ~71y · appointed 2013-02-22 · resigned 2013-03-08

Resigned

BOPARAN, Ranjit Singh→

director · ~60y · appointed 2013-03-08 · resigned 2018-07-28

Resigned

DAVIES, Gareth Wyn→

director · ~62y · appointed 2015-08-24 · resigned 2017-08-31

Resigned

FLETCHER, Martyn Paul→

director · ~59y · appointed 2017-07-17 · resigned 2018-07-28

Resigned

HENDERSON, Stephen→

director · ~69y · appointed 2013-03-08 · resigned 2014-08-01

Resigned

KEATING, Liam→

director · ~57y · appointed 2018-07-28 · resigned 2022-09-29

Resigned

KUSTERS, Maarten→

director · ~63y · appointed 2013-02-22 · resigned 2013-03-08

Resigned

LEADBEATER, Stephen Paul→

director · ~65y · appointed 2014-06-20 · resigned 2017-07-17

Resigned

MORGAN, David Steven→

director · ~50y · appointed 2015-03-23 · resigned 2015-08-24

Resigned

PIKE, Richard Neil→

director · ~57y · appointed 2017-08-22 · resigned 2018-06-30

Resigned

ROSE, Kenneth Charles→

director · ~63y · appointed 2013-01-21 · resigned 2013-02-22

Resigned

STEVEN, Mark Alexander→

director · ~64y · appointed 2013-02-22 · resigned 2013-03-08

Resigned

TOMKINSON, Craig Ashley→

director · ~44y · appointed 2018-06-30 · resigned 2018-07-28

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (In Its Capacity as Security Agent and Trustee for the Secured Parties (as Defined in the Charge))	A registered charge	2 properties	02/08/2018	—
outstanding	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland as Security Agent	A registered charge	—	31/07/2018	—
outstanding	Aib Commercial Finance Aib Commercial Finance Limited	A registered charge	—	31/07/2018	—
outstanding	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (In Its Capacity as Security Agent and Trustee for the Secured Parties (as Defined in the Charge))	A registered charge	—	30/07/2018	—
outstanding	The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland (As Security Agent)	A registered charge	4 properties	30/07/2018	—
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited (Including Its Successors and Assignees)	A registered charge	—	04/08/2015	05/09/2018
satisfied	HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) Limited (Including Its Successors and Assignees)	A registered charge	—	04/08/2015	05/09/2018

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Recent filings (93 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-26

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2023-12-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-13

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2022-10-13

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-10-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2022-09-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2021-09-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-01-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2020-12-17