ALTERNATIVE MEATS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04170668 · ltd · incorporated 2001-03-01
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£81.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 22.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
77 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £81,882
Net assets shrinking
Down £823 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£141k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£82k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£207k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £82.9k | £100.1k |
| Current assets | £207.5k | £279.0k |
| Cash | £141.3k | £140.6k |
| Debtors | £52.0k | £125.6k |
| Net assets | £81.9k | £82.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2021-07-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-07-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-06-30➕GODWIN, Rachel appointedsecretary
- 2021-06-30➖EDGAR, Jeanette Michelle resignedsecretary
- 2021-06-30➖TOMLIN, Jeanette Michelle resigneddirector
- 2021-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2004-01-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 2001-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ALTERNATIVE MEATS LIMITED
- 2001-03-01➕GODWIN, Rachel Melanie appointeddirector
- 2001-03-01➕EDGAR, Jeanette Michelle appointedsecretary
- 2001-03-01➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-03-01➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-03-01➕TOMLIN, Jeanette Michelle appointeddirector
- 2001-03-01➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2001-03-01➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Rachel Melanie Godwin Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/06/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Jeannie Tomlinceased 30/06/2021· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products
Registered office
The Butchery
Combermere
Whitchurch
Shropshire
SY13 4AL
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
GODWIN, Rachel Melanie→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2001-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EDGAR, Jeanette Michelle→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2021-06-30
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2001-03-01
TOMLIN, Jeanette Michelle→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2021-06-30
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2001-03-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 28/01/2004 | — |
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Recent filings (77 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-07-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-07-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-05