IMPORTO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC452282 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-13
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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 (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.7y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (62/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-08
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    WOOD, Thomas appointed
    director
  4. 2024-01-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-11-30
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    BOWIE, Allan Russell resigned
    director
  6. 2023-11-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-06
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    BOWIE, Allan Russell appointed
    director
  10. 2022-06-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-06-03
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    CLARK, Nicholas Rodger resigned
    director
  12. 2022-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2021-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-11-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-11-06
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    HILL, Alan George resigned
    director
  18. 2020-11-02
    ➕
    CLARK, Nicholas Rodger appointed
    director
  19. 2019-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2018-06-11
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    GODFREY, Susan Mary resigned
    director
  23. 2017-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2015-07-16
    ➕
    HILL, Alan George appointed
    director
  25. 2013-08-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2013-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As IMPORTO LIMITED
  27. 2013-06-13
    ➕
    GODFREY, Wayne appointed
    director
  28. 2013-06-13
    ➕
    GODFREY, Susan Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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.)

Group structure

Browns Food Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Browns Food Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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IMPORTO LIMITED
This company · SC452282

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Browns Food Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products

Registered office

Unit 1 Kelloholm Industirial Estate
Kirkconnel
Dumfries
DG4 6RB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GODFREY, Wayne→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-06-13
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Active
WOOD, Thomas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-01-08
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Active
BOWIE, Allan Russell→
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-06-06 · resigned 2023-11-30
Resigned
CLARK, Nicholas Rodger→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-11-02 · resigned 2022-06-03
Resigned
GODFREY, Susan Mary→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-06-13 · resigned 2018-06-11
Resigned
HILL, Alan George→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-07-16 · resigned 2020-11-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property23/08/2013—
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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13