DEEP BLUE RESTAURANTS HOLDINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive

05597459 · ltd · incorporated 2005-10-19

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Licenced restaurants

Sector: Accommodation & food service

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
70100Activities of head offices

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 15.9y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 15.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

20 officers (1 active, 20 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

107 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	100	100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand

2026-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-09-25
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MILLS, Lorraine Olga resigned
secretary
2025-09-25
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-15
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FLEMING, James Andrew appointed
director
2025-05-15
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LOW, James Andrew Derrik resigned
director
2024-10-30
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-30
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-30
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Charge satisfied #3
2024-10-30
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Charge satisfied #1
2024-05-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2020-04-01
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mortgage-charge-part-both-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2020-02-03
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-01-27
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
2019-12-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-10-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-08-30
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-08-23
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MILLS, Lorraine Olga appointed
secretary
2019-08-23
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BOPARAN, Baljinder Kaur resigned
director
2019-08-23
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BOPARAN, Ranjit Singh resigned
director
2019-08-23
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CROWLEY, Thomas Edward resigned
director
2019-08-23
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D'CRUZ, Simon Nicholas resigned
director
2019-08-23
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HENDERSON, Stephen resigned
director
2019-08-23
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LOW, James Andrew Derrik appointed
director
2019-08-23
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MCILWEE, Laurence Patrick resigned
director
2018-08-14
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EDWARDS, Graham resigned
director
2018-01-19
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FRANKLIN, William James resigned
director
2018-01-04
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D'CRUZ, Simon Nicholas appointed
director
2017-05-23
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MASTERS, Michael Antony resigned
director
2017-05-23
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MCILWEE, Laurence Patrick appointed
director
2017-01-31
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GLANCY, Michael John resigned
director
2016-12-16
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CROWLEY, Thomas Edward appointed
director
2016-12-16
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FRANKLIN, William James appointed
director
2016-12-16
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TEIXEIRA, Joaquim Rocha resigned
director
2016-06-01
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PALMER, Christopher Stephen resigned
secretary
2014-09-23
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HENDERSON, Stephen appointed
director
2014-03-19
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TEIXEIRA, Joaquim Rocha resigned
secretary
2014-03-19
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TOMKINSON, Craig resigned
director
2013-02-05
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2013-01-15
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PALMER, Christopher Stephen appointed
secretary
2012-03-31
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EDWARDS, Graham appointed
director
2012-03-31
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GLANCY, Michael John appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 64 events

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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Harry Ramsden's Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Harry Ramsden's Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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DEEP BLUE RESTAURANTS HOLDINGS LTD

This company · 05597459

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Harry Ramsden's Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	23/08/2019

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Boparan Restaurants Holdings Limitedceased 23/08/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Invest Co 1 Limitedceased 06/02/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr Ranjit Singh Boparanceased 06/02/2017· 25-50% shares
Mrs Baljinder Kaur Boparanceased 06/02/2017· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2005-10-19

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Chapter House

33 London Road

Reigate

Surrey

RH2 9HZ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-02

Last: 2025-10-19

Officers (1 active · 19 resigned)

FLEMING, James Andrew→

director · ~55y · appointed 2025-05-15

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BOPARAN, Ranjit Singh→

secretary · appointed 2005-10-19 · resigned 2011-10-05

Resigned

MILLS, Lorraine Olga→

secretary · appointed 2019-08-23 · resigned 2025-09-25

Resigned

PALMER, Christopher Stephen→

secretary · appointed 2013-01-15 · resigned 2016-06-01

Resigned

TEIXEIRA, Joaquim Rocha→

secretary · appointed 2011-10-05 · resigned 2014-03-19

Resigned

BOPARAN, Baljinder Kaur→

director · ~58y · appointed 2005-10-19 · resigned 2019-08-23

Resigned

BOPARAN, Ranjit Singh→

director · ~60y · appointed 2005-10-19 · resigned 2019-08-23

Resigned

CROWLEY, Thomas Edward→

director · ~53y · appointed 2016-12-16 · resigned 2019-08-23

Resigned

D'CRUZ, Simon Nicholas→

director · ~51y · appointed 2018-01-04 · resigned 2019-08-23

Resigned

EDWARDS, Graham→

director · ~56y · appointed 2012-03-31 · resigned 2018-08-14

Resigned

FRANKLIN, William James→

director · ~54y · appointed 2016-12-16 · resigned 2018-01-19

Resigned

GLANCY, Michael John→

director · ~64y · appointed 2012-03-31 · resigned 2017-01-31

Resigned

HENDERSON, Stephen→

director · ~69y · appointed 2014-09-23 · resigned 2019-08-23

Resigned

KLAUBER, Peter Arthur→

director · ~71y · appointed 2010-12-20 · resigned 2012-03-31

Resigned

LOW, James Andrew Derrik→

director · ~65y · appointed 2019-08-23 · resigned 2025-05-15

Resigned

MASTERS, Michael Antony→

director · ~66y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2017-05-23

Resigned

MCILWEE, Laurence Patrick→

director · ~64y · appointed 2017-05-23 · resigned 2019-08-23

Resigned

SILK, Frances→

director · ~66y · appointed 2009-10-29 · resigned 2011-03-31

Resigned

TEIXEIRA, Joaquim Rocha→

director · ~64y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2016-12-16

Resigned

TOMKINSON, Craig→

director · ~44y · appointed 2011-09-01 · resigned 2014-03-19

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC	A registered charge	—	27/01/2020	30/10/2024
satisfied	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	Debenture	1 property	05/02/2013	30/08/2019
satisfied	Co-Operative Insurance Society Co-Operative Insurance Society Limited	Rent deposit deed	2 properties	30/06/2010	30/10/2024

Recent filings (107 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-04-07

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-11-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-22

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-09-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-05-20

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-05-19

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-05-19

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-10-30

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2024-10-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-10-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-05-02

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-10-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-08-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2022-08-10