YEUNG'S CHINESE FOODS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC135610 · ltd · incorporated 1991-12-13
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£2.44M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 33.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,437,102
Cash YoY
+16%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£222k
↑ 16% YoY
Net Worth
£2.4m
↑ 8.2% YoY
Current Assets
£2.4m
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.48M | £2.30M |
| Current assets | £2.41M | £2.10M |
| Cash | £222.5k | £191.6k |
| Debtors | £2.04M | £1.74M |
| Net assets | £2.44M | £2.25M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-04📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-05-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-05-25🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2022-05-25🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2022-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-05-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-05-06🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Wai Tung Yeung
- 2019-05-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-04-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-04-18🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2019-04-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-04-15🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Wai Tung Yeung
- 2019-04-09➕RIGBY, Alan appointeddirector
- 2019-04-09➕RIGBY, Susan appointeddirector
- 2019-04-09➕RIGBY, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2019-04-09➖WHITELAW WELLS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2019-04-09➖YEUNG, Wai Tung resigneddirector
- 2019-04-09🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2016-12-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-12-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2016-12-07➖YEUNG, Wai Tung resignedsecretary
- 2016-12-07➕WHITELAW WELLS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-01-27➖YEUNG, Chow Wai Lam resigneddirector
- 2007-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2002-12-02➖LAM, Yvonne Chau Fong resigneddirector
- 1999-09-30➕LAM, Yvonne Chau Fong appointeddirector
- 1995-05-03🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1992-10-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1992-10-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1992-01-07➖REID, Brian resignednominee-secretary
- 1992-01-07➕YEUNG, Wai Tung appointedsecretary
- 1992-01-07➖MABBOTT, Stephen resignednominee-director
- 1992-01-07➕YEUNG, Chow Wai Lam appointeddirector
- 1992-01-07➕YEUNG, Wai Tung appointeddirector
- 1991-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs YEUNG'S CHINESE FOODS LIMITED
- 1991-12-13➕REID, Brian appointednominee-secretary
- 1991-12-13➕MABBOTT, Stephen appointednominee-director
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 76 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 34 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Richard Whittaker Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Richard Whittaker Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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YEUNG'S CHINESE FOODS LIMITED
This company · SC135610
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 Whittaker Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 09/04/2019 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Gui Ju Tangceased 09/04/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Wai Tung Yeungceased 09/04/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| DAVIDSON BROTHERS (SHOTTS) LIMITED→ SC025270 · est 1947 | £13.67M £10.07M–£17.27M | — | — | 69 | 79y | 84 | 79y |
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| LAZY DAY FOODS LIMITED→ SC298222 · est 2006 | — | — | £2.52M | — | 20y | 83 | 71y |
| CENTRAL BAKERY SUPPLIES LTD.→ SC370821 · est 2010 | — | — | — | 900 | 16y | 82 | 65y |
| GARDINERS OF SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC207381 · est 2000 | — | — | £2.80M | — | 26y | 82 | 85y |
| BRAND NEW CAKE LIMITED→ SC379264 · est 2010 | — | — | — | — | 16y | 80 | 61y |
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| INVER HOUSE DISTILLERS LIMITED→ SC040036 · est 1964 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 62y | 80 | 72y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1991-12-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
Unit 12 Dundyvan Industrial Estate
Coatbridge
ML5 4AQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: 2025-11-26
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
Active
RIGBY, Susan→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2019-04-09
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RIGBY, Thomas→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2019-04-09
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REID, Brian→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1991-12-13 · resigned 1992-01-07
YEUNG, Wai Tung→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-01-07 · resigned 2016-12-07
WHITELAW WELLS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2016-12-07 · resigned 2019-04-09
LAM, Yvonne Chau Fong→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 1999-09-30 · resigned 2002-12-02
MABBOTT, Stephen→
Resignednominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1991-12-13 · resigned 1992-01-07
YEUNG, Chow Wai Lam→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 1992-01-07 · resigned 2015-01-27
YEUNG, Wai Tung→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1992-01-07 · resigned 2019-04-09
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Wai Tung Yeung / Gui Ju Tang | A registered charge | 1 property | 06/05/2019 | 25/05/2022 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/04/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Wai Tung Yeung / Gui Ju Tang | A registered charge | — | 15/04/2019 | 25/05/2022 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 09/04/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 03/05/1995 | 26/10/2007 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 26/10/1992 | 20/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 05/10/1992 | 20/12/2016 |
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Recent filings (120 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-05-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-02