ARCTIC BREEZE FISH PRODUCTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00429737 · ltd · incorporated 1947-02-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£147.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
90 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £147,657
Cash YoY
-3%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£90k
↓ 3.0% YoY
Net Worth
£148k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£149k
↑ 7.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £147.7k | £127.2k |
| Current assets | £149.4k | £139.1k |
| Cash | £90.1k | £92.9k |
| Debtors | £59.3k | £46.3k |
| Net assets | £147.7k | £127.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2001-08-01➕HINGLEY, Katharine Rosalind appointedsecretary
- 2001-08-01➖GITTENS, Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2000-09-30➖GITTENS, Ruth resigneddirector
- 1999-08-04➖COULBECK SNR, Samuel Charles resigneddirector
- 1993-01-12➖COULBECK, Mary Winifred resignedsecretary
- 1993-01-12➕GITTENS, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 1993-01-12➖GITTENS, Ruth resignedsecretary
- 1993-01-12➖COULBECK, Mary Winifred resigneddirector
- 1992-10-10➕GITTENS, Ruth appointedsecretary
- 1947-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCTIC BREEZE FISH PRODUCTS LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 79 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Samuel Charles Coulbeck Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1947-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10200 — SIC 10200
Registered office
North Quay
Fish Docks
Grimsby
N E Lincolnshire
DN31 3SY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-05
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
HINGLEY, Katharine Rosalind→
Activesecretary · appointed 2001-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COULBECK, Mary Winifred→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1993-01-12
GITTENS, Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-01-12 · resigned 2001-08-01
GITTENS, Ruth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-10-10 · resigned 1993-01-12
COULBECK, Mary Winifred→
Resigneddirector · ~107y · resigned 1993-01-12
COULBECK SNR, Samuel Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~115y · resigned 1999-08-04
GITTENS, Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · resigned 2000-09-30
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Recent filings (90 total)
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2026-01-05
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2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2024-11-28
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2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2023-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
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2023-10-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2020-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-23