WING FUNG CASH AND CARRY LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 26.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
- 46320Wholesale of meat and meat products
- 47220Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.0y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-25🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-01-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-01📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-05-16➕PANG, Selina Hue Yei appointedsecretary
- 2013-05-16➖WHITELAW WELLS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-02-24➕PANG, Selina Hue Yei appointeddirector
- 2009-10-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2009-10-16🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-09-29➖PANG, Sau King resignedsecretary
- 2009-09-29➕WHITELAW WELLS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2009-09-29➖PANG, Huan Hua resigneddirector
- 2009-09-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
- 2005-11-01➖PANG, Huan Hua resignedsecretary
- 2005-11-01➕PANG, Sau King appointedsecretary
- 2000-05-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
- 2000-01-01➖LIU, Man Kwong resignedsecretary
- 2000-01-01➕PANG, Huan Hua appointedsecretary
- 2000-01-01➖LIU, Man Kwong resigneddirector
- 1999-08-18➕PANG, Sau King appointeddirector
- 1999-08-18➕LIU, Man Kwong appointedsecretary
- 1999-08-18➕LIU, Man Kwong appointeddirector
- 1999-08-18➕PANG, Huan Hua appointeddirector
- 1999-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs WING FUNG CASH AND CARRY LIMITED
- 1999-08-06➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-08-06➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-08-06➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-08-06➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-08-06➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-08-06➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sau King Pang Individual · British · DOB 03/1956 · age 70 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 16/10/2009 | 25/06/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 18/09/2009 | 20/01/2025 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 08/05/2000 | 16/10/2009 |