GUY & JOE ICE CREAM LTD

💤Zombieactive
05608641 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-01
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
£121.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10520
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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: 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.6y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 1.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £121,909

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
Net Worth
£122k
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
£392k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£78k£157k£235k£314k£392kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£344.9k£255.8k
Current assets£392.4k£306.9k
Cash£25.5k—
Net assets£121.9k£114.0k

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-27
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  4. 2024-12-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  5. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-02-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-06-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-05-24
    ➕
    MARTORANA, Francesco appointed
    director
  14. 2019-05-24
    ➖
    MARTORANA, Francesco resigned
    director
  15. 2019-05-24
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-05-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-05-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-05-24
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2019-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2008-04-16
    ➕
    LETO, Lisabetta appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-04-16
    ➖
    MARTORANA, Francesco resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-04-16
    ➖
    LETO, Lisabetta resigned
    director
  24. 2008-04-16
    ➕
    MARTORANA, Francesco appointed
    director
  25. 2007-03-16
    ➕
    LETO, Lisabetta appointed
    director
  26. 2007-03-16
    ➖
    MARTORANA, Gaetano resigned
    director
  27. 2005-11-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GUY & JOE ICE CREAM LTD
  28. 2005-11-01
    ➕
    MARTORANA, Francesco appointed
    secretary
  29. 2005-11-01
    ➕
    MARTORANA, Gaetano appointed
    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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 Francesco Martorana
Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/05/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Francesco Martoranaceased 24/05/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2005-11-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10520 — SIC 10520

Registered office

Unit 14, Hoddesdon Enterprise Centre
Pindar Road
Hoddesdon
Hertfordshire
EN11 0FJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

LETO, Lisabetta→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-16
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Active
MARTORANA, Francesco→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-05-24
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Active
MARTORANA, Francesco→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2008-04-16
Resigned
LETO, Lisabetta→
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-03-16 · resigned 2008-04-16
Resigned
MARTORANA, Francesco→
director · ~51y · appointed 2008-04-16 · resigned 2019-05-24
Resigned
MARTORANA, Gaetano→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2007-03-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—20/12/2024—
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Recent filings (70 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-02