CLASSIC CUISINE OF NORTHAMPTON LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06654587 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-23
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 13.6y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years 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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 50 | 5500 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-08-13🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2020-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-01-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-01-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-01-15🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
- 2018-12-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-12-21🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-07-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD as Security Trustee
- 2012-11-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Close Invoice Finance Limited
- 2008-07-23🏢Company incorporatedAs CLASSIC CUISINE OF NORTHAMPTON LIMITED
- 2008-07-23➕SANMUGAM, Jeeva 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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 18 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 18 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ms Jeeva Sanmugam Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69 | 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BABY BROTH LTD→ 16159839 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BREAN FOOD LIMITED→ 10497198 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CARICOM LIMITED→ 16027188 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CARTWHEEL COFFEE ROASTERS LTD→ 13016660 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| CASA BAKE LTD→ 16980017 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHILLI ONION LIMITED→ 16022760 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CHILTERN NATURAL FOODS LIMITED→ 11459639 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CHOCOLATE UTOPIA LIMITED→ 05137793 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| CHRISTINE'S DELIGHTS LIMITED→ 10934464 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CHRYSALIS HEALTH & BEAUTY BUSINESS SOLUTIONS LTD→ 06233700 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10850 — Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Registered office
C/O Dains Accountants
Cubo Standard Court
Park Row
Nottingham
NG1 6GN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SANMUGAM, Jeeva→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2008-07-23
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 13/08/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | 4 properties | 15/01/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services LTD as Security Trustee | A registered charge | — | 23/09/2015 | 29/01/2019 | |
| satisfied | Close Invoice Finance Close Invoice Finance Limited | All assets debenture | 1 property | 21/11/2012 | 21/12/2018 |
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Recent filings (56 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05