COCONUT CHILLI LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05911233 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-21
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£-119.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £119,260
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£119k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£12k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £59.4k | £59.4k |
| Current assets | £11.7k | £11.7k |
| Debtors | £11.7k | £11.7k |
| Net assets | £-119.3k | £-119.3k |
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.
See pricing →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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-16📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2018-05-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-04-12➖BURGESS, Martino Lois resigneddirector
- 2010-05-26➖RAVINDRA, Bidadi Chandrasekharaiya resignedsecretary
- 2010-05-11➕BURGESS, Martino Lois appointeddirector
- 2006-08-21🏢Company incorporatedAs COCONUT CHILLI LIMITED
- 2006-08-21➕BARTLETT, Navina appointeddirector
- 2006-08-21➕RAVINDRA, Bidadi Chandrasekharaiya appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Navina Bartlett Individual · British · DOB 12/1975 · age 51 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10850 — Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Registered office
132 Redland Road
Bristol
BS6 6XZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BARTLETT, Navina→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2006-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAVINDRA, Bidadi Chandrasekharaiya→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-08-21 · resigned 2010-05-26
BURGESS, Martino Lois→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-05-11 · resigned 2012-04-12
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Recent filings (64 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-07-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-07-06