ALPHA FRUIT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01403546 · ltd · incorporated 1978-12-04
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
144 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-02📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-03-02📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2026-03-02📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-11-27📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-27➕HETTERLEY, Sean Peter appointedsecretary
- 2025-06-27➕HETTERLEY, Sean Peter appointeddirector
- 2025-06-27➖HICKFORD, Edward Charles resignedsecretary
- 2025-06-27➖HICKFORD, Edward Charles resigneddirector
- 2025-06-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-27📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-06-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-08📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-04-08📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-04-08📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-05-09📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-04-24📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-04-24📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-09-04➖BARBER, Colin Thomas resignedsecretary
- 2023-09-04➕HICKFORD, Edward Charles appointedsecretary
- 2023-09-04➕HICKFORD, Edward Charles appointeddirector
- 2023-09-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-06➕GUINDI, Christian Sean appointeddirector
- 2017-11-06➖GUINDI, Andre Joseph resigneddirector
- 2014-08-18➕GUINDI, Alan Claude appointeddirector
- 2014-08-18➖BELLARD, Louis Luc resigneddirector
- 2006-05-24➕BELLARD, Louis Luc appointeddirector
- 2006-05-24➖LAUER, Bernard resigneddirector
- 2000-01-09➖MONNERIE, Jean Gilbert resigneddirector
- 2000-01-03➕LAUER, Bernard appointeddirector
- 1996-04-13➕MONNERIE, Jean Gilbert appointeddirector
- 1995-09-30➕BARBER, Colin Thomas appointedsecretary
- 1995-09-30➖BENSON, Brian Robert resignedsecretary
- 1978-12-04🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPHA FRUIT LIMITED
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: HICKFORD, Edward Charles resigned 2025-06-27; HICKFORD, Edward Charles resigned 2025-06-27
Group structure
Richard Hochfeld Management Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Richard Hochfeld Management Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ALPHA FRUIT LIMITED
This company · 01403546
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard Hochfeld Management Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/10/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alan Claude Guindiceased 27/11/2025· significant influence
- Mr Colin Thomas Barberceased 18/07/2022· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1978-12-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Orchard Place
Comp Road
Borough Green
Kent
TN15 8LW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-25
Last: 2025-10-11
Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)
HETTERLEY, Sean Peter→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-06-27
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GUINDI, Alan Claude→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2014-08-18
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GUINDI, Christian Sean→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-11-06
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HETTERLEY, Sean Peter→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-06-27
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BARBER, Colin Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-09-30 · resigned 2023-09-04
BENSON, Brian Robert→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-09-30
HICKFORD, Edward Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-09-04 · resigned 2025-06-27
BELLARD, Louis Luc→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2006-05-24 · resigned 2014-08-18
GUINDI, Andre Joseph→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 2017-11-06
HICKFORD, Edward Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2023-09-04 · resigned 2025-06-27
LAUER, Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2000-01-03 · resigned 2006-05-24
MONNERIE, Jean Gilbert→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 1996-04-13 · resigned 2000-01-09
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Recent filings (144 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-03-02
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-03-02
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-03-02
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-03-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-05-09
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-04-08
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-04-08
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11