FRESH PRODUCE CONSULTANCY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04547826 · ltd · incorporated 2002-09-27
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
£299.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Support activities for crop production
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £298,996
Net assets shrinking
Down £31,826 YoY
Cash YoY
-7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£278k
↓ 7.1% YoY
Net Worth
£299k
↓ 9.6% YoY
Current Assets
£291k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£66k£132k£198k£265k£331kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£299.0k£330.8k
Current assets£291.2k£309.3k
Cash£277.7k£298.7k
Debtors£13.5k£10.6k
Net assets£299.0k£330.8k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-11
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  6. 2022-10-11
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  7. 2022-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-13
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-10-06
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2002-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As FRESH PRODUCE CONSULTANCY LIMITED
  17. 2002-09-27
    ➕
    NORMAN, Sallyanne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-09-27
    ➕
    NORMAN, David Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2002-09-27
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-09-27
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-09-27
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2002-09-27
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Anthony Norman
Individual · British · DOB 06/1957 · age 69
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Sallyanne Norman
Individual · British · DOB 11/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-09-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01610 — Support activities for crop production

Registered office

Unit One Lakeside Business
Block Fen Farm
Ely
Cambs
CB6 2AY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

NORMAN, Sallyanne→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-27
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Active
NORMAN, David Anthony→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-09-27
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-09-27 · resigned 2002-09-27
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-09-27 · resigned 2002-09-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-10-11
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2022-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-29