BEAUTY FOODS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07478880 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-29
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 1 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-16➖UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-06-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-16📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-01➕UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2021-11-01📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2021-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-02-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-01-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-nameofficers · AP01
- 2016-11-03➕TONG, Yifeng appointeddirector
- 2016-11-03➖UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-11-03➖ZHOU, Huaqin resigneddirector
- 2011-12-20➖REMIT NOW INTERNATIONAL LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-12-20➕UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-12-29🏢Company incorporatedAs BEAUTY FOODS LIMITED
- 2010-12-29➕REMIT NOW INTERNATIONAL LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2010-12-29➕ZHOU, Huaqin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
55/100
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.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Yifeng Tong Individual · Chinese · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/11/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Yifeng Tongceased 02/11/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Huaqin Zhouceased 03/11/2016· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-12-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
L220,Beaconside Business Village,
Stafford Enterprise Park,Weston Road
Stafford
ST18 0BF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-15
Last: 2025-11-01
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
TONG, Yifeng→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
REMIT NOW INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2010-12-29 · resigned 2011-12-20
UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2021-11-01 · resigned 2025-06-16
UK INT'L COMPANY SERVICE LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-12-20 · resigned 2016-11-03
ZHOU, Huaqin→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2010-12-29 · resigned 2016-11-03
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Recent filings (52 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-03