ARLA FOODS GP LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC550037 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-11
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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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).
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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-07-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-17➕RUTTER, Louis appointeddirector
- 2023-07-17➖HO, Simon Kin-Man resigneddirector
- 2022-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-03-27➕HO, Simon Kin-Man appointeddirector
- 2019-03-27➖VATNE, Ivar Andreas resigneddirector
- 2018-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2018-04-12➖ISTRUP, Peter resignedsecretary
- 2017-05-16➕ISTRUP, Peter appointedsecretary
- 2017-05-16➕VATNE, Ivar Andreas appointeddirector
- 2017-05-02➖CLAY, Benjamin James resignedsecretary
- 2017-05-02➖CLAY, Benjamin James resigneddirector
- 2016-11-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ARLA FOODS GP LIMITED
- 2016-11-11➕PHILLIPS, John Steven appointeddirector
- 2016-11-11➕CLAY, Benjamin James appointedsecretary
- 2016-11-11➕CLAY, Benjamin James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Arla Foods Uk Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Arla Foods Uk Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ARLA FOODS GP LIMITED
This company · SC550037
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Arla Foods Uk Plc Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66290 — Other activities auxiliary to insurance and pension funding
Registered office
Priestdykes
Lockerbie
Dumfriesshire
DG11 1LW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
PHILLIPS, John Steven→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2016-11-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RUTTER, Louis→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLAY, Benjamin James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2016-11-11 · resigned 2017-05-02
ISTRUP, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-05-16 · resigned 2018-04-12
CLAY, Benjamin James→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2016-11-11 · resigned 2017-05-02
HO, Simon Kin-Man→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2019-03-27 · resigned 2023-07-17
VATNE, Ivar Andreas→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2017-05-16 · resigned 2019-03-27
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-11