BAZOOKA CANDY BRANDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

07459738 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-03

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 Dec 2023

Net worth

£12.60M

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 15.3y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 15.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

74 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £12,596,087

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£5.7m

Net Worth

£13m

Current Assets

£29m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-12-30
Total assets	£12.60M
Current assets	£28.61M
Cash	£5.75M
Debtors	£5.35M
Net assets	£12.60M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand

2026-05-18
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officers · TM01
2026-05-01
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COLLIER, David Alexander resigned
director
2025-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
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address · AD01
2024-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-25
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-01-17
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-05
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officers · AP01
2023-10-03
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JACOBS, Anthony appointed
director
2023-10-03
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BRANDSTAEDTER, Michael Neil resigned
director
2023-10-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-09
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-08-09
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-16
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AAMD
2020-11-12
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-10-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-10
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BARNES, Andrew resigned
secretary
2019-04-01
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PSATHAS, Antonios appointed
secretary
2017-11-03
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BARNES, Andrew appointed
secretary
2017-11-03
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CUFFE, Desiree Eileen resigned
secretary
2017-10-27
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CUFFE, Desiree Eileen resigned
director
2015-10-19
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CUFFE, Desiree Eileen appointed
director
2014-08-14
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COLLIER, David Alexander appointed
director
2014-05-16
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CARSON, Stephen resigned
director
2013-11-08
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HELFER, Robin Beichman resigned
director
2013-03-11
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BRANDSTAEDTER, Michael Neil appointed
director
2013-03-11
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HELFER, Robin Beichman appointed
director
2013-03-11
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O'HARA, Ryan resigned
director
2012-12-05
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CUFFE, Desiree Eileen appointed
secretary
2012-08-24
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WEST, Nicholas resigned
secretary
2012-04-13
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WEST, Nicholas appointed
secretary
2012-04-13
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GASPER, Andrew Jacob resigned
director
2011-03-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Hewlett-Packard Limited
2010-12-10
➖
TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2010-12-10
➖
BURSBY, Richard Michael resigned
director
2010-12-10
➕
CARSON, Stephen appointed
director
2010-12-10
➕
GASPER, Andrew Jacob appointed
director
2010-12-10
➕
O'HARA, Ryan appointed
director
2010-12-10
➖
HUNTSMOOR LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2010-12-10
➖
HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2010-12-03
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Company incorporated
As BAZOOKA CANDY BRANDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
2010-12-03
➕
TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2010-12-03
➕
BURSBY, Richard Michael appointed
director
2010-12-03
➕
HUNTSMOOR LIMITED appointed
corporate-director

Showing most recent 50 of 51 events

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

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

The Bazooka Companies, Llc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Bazooka Companies, Llc

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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BAZOOKA CANDY BRANDS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

This company · 07459738

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
The Bazooka Companies, Llc Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/10/2023

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

President & Ceo Michael Brandstaedterceased 06/10/2023· significant influence
The Topps Company Incorporatedceased 30/12/2021· 75-100% shares
Topps Mk Holdings Ltdceased 01/11/2018· 75-100% shares

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

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-12-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46360 — Wholesale of sugar and chocolate and sugar confectionery

Registered office

1 Eton Street

3rd Floor

Richmond

TW9 1AG

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-19

Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

PSATHAS, Antonios→

secretary · appointed 2019-04-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

JACOBS, Anthony→

director · ~57y · appointed 2023-10-03

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BARNES, Andrew→

secretary · appointed 2017-11-03 · resigned 2019-05-10

Resigned

CUFFE, Desiree Eileen→

secretary · appointed 2012-12-05 · resigned 2017-11-03

Resigned

WEST, Nicholas→

secretary · appointed 2012-04-13 · resigned 2012-08-24

Resigned

TAYLOR WESSING SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-12-03 · resigned 2010-12-10

Resigned

BRANDSTAEDTER, Michael Neil→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-03-11 · resigned 2023-10-03

Resigned

BURSBY, Richard Michael→

director · ~59y · appointed 2010-12-03 · resigned 2010-12-10

Resigned

CARSON, Stephen→

director · ~63y · appointed 2010-12-10 · resigned 2014-05-16

Resigned

COLLIER, David Alexander→

director · ~66y · appointed 2014-08-14 · resigned 2026-05-01

Resigned

CUFFE, Desiree Eileen→

director · ~60y · appointed 2015-10-19 · resigned 2017-10-27

Resigned

GASPER, Andrew Jacob→

director · ~54y · appointed 2010-12-10 · resigned 2012-04-13

Resigned

HELFER, Robin Beichman→

director · ~56y · appointed 2013-03-11 · resigned 2013-11-08

Resigned

O'HARA, Ryan→

director · ~57y · appointed 2010-12-10 · resigned 2013-03-11

Resigned

HUNTSMOOR LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2010-12-03 · resigned 2010-12-10

Resigned

HUNTSMOOR NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2010-12-03 · resigned 2010-12-10

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Hewlett-Packard Hewlett-Packard Limited	Rent deposit deed	1 property	21/03/2011	09/08/2023

Recent filings (74 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-05-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-08-28

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-04-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-04-25

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-01-25

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-01-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-24

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2024-01-17

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-01-11

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-10-05

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-10-03

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2023-08-09