FEARON FLOWERS (06) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05890216 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-28

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46220

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Average employees	600	800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
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accounts · AA
2024-05-29
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accounts · AA
2023-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-28
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accounts · AA01
2020-08-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2018-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-07
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capital · SH01
2015-07-31
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annual-return · AR01
2015-04-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-08-14
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FORRESTER, Elaine resigned
director
2008-06-16
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CARRUTHERS, Julie appointed
secretary
2008-06-16
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CARRUTHERS, Julie appointed
director
2008-06-16
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TORLEY, David Michael resigned
secretary
2008-06-16
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FORRESTER, Elaine appointed
director
2008-06-16
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MCCAFFERTY, Ailish resigned
director
2006-07-28
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Company incorporated
As FEARON FLOWERS (06) LIMITED
2006-07-28
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TORLEY, David Michael appointed
secretary
2006-07-28
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-07-28
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HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-07-28
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MCCAFFERTY, Ailish appointed
director
2006-07-28
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-07-28
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HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Julie Carruthers Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence	01/07/2016

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

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CUMBRIAN MARKETING LIMITED→ 02610805 · est 1991 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	34y	—	—
CW AGRITECH LTD→ 13165885 · est 2021 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
D W TOPPIN LIMITED→ 06650955 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
DRAINWISE (CIVILS) LTD→ 11359849 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
EASY FUELS NE LTD→ 10875556 · est 2017 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	8y	—	—
ECHOWEARVORTEX LTD→ 16320010 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
ECO CROPS LTD→ 15361787 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ECO WOOD BRIQUETTES LTD→ 15313711 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
FORTH ENGINEERING (CUMBRIA) LIMITED→ 04106328 · est 2000 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	25y	—	—
FRANK JOHNSTON (TRACTORS) LIMITED→ 01339137 · est 1977 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	48y	—	—

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-07-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46220 — SIC 46220

Registered office

Milburn House, 3 Oxford Street

Workington

Cumbria

CA14 2AL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-30

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-11

Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CARRUTHERS, Julie→

secretary · appointed 2008-06-16

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Active

CARRUTHERS, Julie→

director · ~61y · appointed 2008-06-16

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Active

TORLEY, David Michael→

secretary · appointed 2006-07-28 · resigned 2008-06-16

Resigned

HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-07-28 · resigned 2006-07-28

Resigned

FORRESTER, Elaine→

director · ~54y · appointed 2008-06-16 · resigned 2013-08-14

Resigned

MCCAFFERTY, Ailish→

director · ~44y · appointed 2006-07-28 · resigned 2008-06-16

Resigned

HANOVER DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-07-28 · resigned 2006-07-28

Resigned

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