LITTLE DOONE FOODS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC463586 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-12
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
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-27
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  3. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-04
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-05-20
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-05-20
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    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-05-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-08
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-30
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-28
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-05-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2019-05-27
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    capital · SH01
  15. 2019-05-27
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    address · AD01
  16. 2019-05-27
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-05-24
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    HANNA, Tatiana appointed
    director
  18. 2018-08-14
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2013-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As LITTLE DOONE FOODS LIMITED
  20. 2013-11-12
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    HANNA, Colin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Hanna
Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55
50–75%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Tatiana Hanna
Individual · British · DOB 03/1980 · age 46
25–50%
—25-50% shares27/05/2019

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
Incorporated2013-11-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

Block 1 Unit 2 Alva Industrial Estate
Alva
FK12 5DQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HANNA, Colin→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-11-12
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Active
HANNA, Tatiana→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-05-24
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-12