What a buyer sees
THE MAE DELI LIMITED
Manufacture of other food products n.e.c. · London · 09680718
58staff · FY2023
11years trading
—oldest owner on file
£758kcash at bank
Your turnover is on public record
filed£20Mfor the year to 2023
Unusual at this size, and it works in your favour: a buyer is reading your number rather than guessing at one.
What your filings show moving
Staff58
202128 → 582023
Cash at bank£758k
2021£940k → £758k2023
How you sit in your trade
slowest tenth typical fastest tenth youSales per employee£348,962in the top quarter
£95,089£228,153£441,871
Debtor daysdays42in the bottom quarter
355672
Creditor daysdays36
193359
Stock daysdays26in the middle half
183978
Each spread is companies in the same trade and size that did publish a turnover. Creditor days are shown but not marked: neither end of that one is plainly good.
What a buyer would ask 3
- The newest accounts on file are 32 months oldAnyone looking at the company today is reading a year that has already ended. Whatever has improved since is invisible.
- A director resigned in the past yearA buyer will ask why, and will hear the answer from somewhere. Better from you.
- No website on file against the companyThe first thing anyone does with a company number is look for the business behind it. Finding nothing is its own answer.
What a buyer would like 3
- Headcount grew from 52 to 58Growth a buyer can verify without asking you for anything.
- Sales per employee better than three quarters of your tradeYours is 348,962 against 228,153 for the middle of 54 comparable companies.
- Debtor days better than three quarters of your tradeYours is 42 against 56 for the middle of 51 comparable companies.
What the register says
Owners
Nobody recorded with significant control.
Directors
- 55since 2024
- 55since 2026
| Year to | Turnover | Staff | Cash |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-12-31 | £20M | 58 | £758k |
| 2022-12-31 | not filed | 52 | £550k |
| 2021-12-31 | not filed | 28 | £940k |
A rough bracket, and why it is only that
0.4–0.9× sales£8.1M£18M
The turnover range is fitted on UK companies that did file one. The multiple is a published sector average from Dutch mid-market deals, not from your own numbers and not from your own market. Treat this as the opening bracket of a conversation, not a valuation.