CORKY'S BRANDS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05719738 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-23
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 70). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-09➖JAMES, Mark Peter resigneddirector
- 2023-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2015-10-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2015-10-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2015-10-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-08-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-04-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2009-02-02➕BACON, Shaun appointedsecretary
- 2009-02-02➖CRAIG, John Andrew Duncan resignedsecretary
- 2009-02-02➖CRAIG, John Andrew Duncan resigneddirector
- 2008-05-01➕CRAIG, John Andrew Duncan appointedsecretary
- 2008-05-01➖VARDEY, Karen Alison resignedsecretary
- 2006-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CORKY'S BRANDS LIMITED
- 2006-02-23➕GARCIA PEREZ, Steven James appointeddirector
- 2006-02-23➕VARDEY, Karen Alison appointedsecretary
- 2006-02-23➕CRAIG, John Andrew Duncan appointeddirector
- 2006-02-23➕JAMES, Mark Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
100/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Steve James Garcia Perez Individual · British · DOB 12/1956 · age 70 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 01/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CROOKED SPIRE DISTILLERY LTD→ 16911853 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CUPPERS CHOICE LTD→ 12501058 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
5th Floor Casa
Lockoford Lane
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S41 7JB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-09
Last: 2026-02-23
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
GARCIA PEREZ, Steven James→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2006-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRAIG, John Andrew Duncan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-05-01 · resigned 2009-02-02
VARDEY, Karen Alison→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-02-23 · resigned 2008-05-01
CRAIG, John Andrew Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2006-02-23 · resigned 2009-02-02
JAMES, Mark Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-02-23 · resigned 2024-05-09
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/08/2012 | 08/10/2015 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 01/04/2010 | 08/10/2015 |
Recent filings (65 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05