FRESHER FOOD & WINE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04381745 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-26
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees200200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-13
    ➕
    AFZAL, Hafiz Rizwan appointed
    director
  2. 2025-11-13
    ➖
    AKHTAR, Naseem resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-13
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-11-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-11-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-21
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-19
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  10. 2023-02-22
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  11. 2021-12-23
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  12. 2020-09-04
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  13. 2019-11-12
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  14. 2018-11-20
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-27
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  16. 2016-11-09
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  17. 2016-02-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2002-02-28
    ➕
    AFZAL, Hafiz Rizwan appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-02-28
    ➖
    MORGAN WEBSTER LAWRIE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-02-28
    ➕
    AKHTAR, Naseem appointed
    director
  21. 2002-02-28
    ➖
    MWL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2002-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As FRESHER FOOD & WINE LIMITED
  23. 2002-02-26
    ➕
    MORGAN WEBSTER LAWRIE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2002-02-26
    ➕
    MWL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hafiz Rizwan Rizwan
Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting16/02/2017

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
Incorporated2002-02-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

299 Old Street
London
EC1V 9LA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

AFZAL, Hafiz Rizwan→
secretary · appointed 2002-02-28
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Active
AFZAL, Hafiz Rizwan→
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORGAN WEBSTER LAWRIE (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-26 · resigned 2002-02-28
Resigned
AKHTAR, Naseem→
director · ~88y · appointed 2002-02-28 · resigned 2025-11-13
Resigned
MWL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-26 · resigned 2002-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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officers · TM01
2025-11-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-13
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
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accounts · AA
2024-10-21
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2024-08-30
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2023-10-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-16
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2023-02-22
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2022-09-06
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2021-12-23
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2021-09-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30