FOWEY SHELLFISH COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08053633 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-02
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-5.10M
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (79/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,096,137

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£7k
Net Worth
-£5.1m
↓ 1.8% YoY
Current Assets
£167k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£5.1m-£4.0m-£3.0m-£1.9m-£864k£194kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-292024-05-29
Total assets£287.9k£-116.8k
Current assets£166.6k£193.8k
Cash£7.3k—
Debtors£159.3k£193.8k
Net assets£-5.10M£-5.01M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-30
    ➖
    SWIGGS, Dave resigned
    director
  6. 2023-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-10-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  8. 2022-10-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-09-01
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    accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2021-08-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-08-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-06-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-06-17
    ➕
    MARKEY, Drew appointed
    director
  16. 2021-06-17
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    MARKEY, Drew resigned
    director
  17. 2021-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2019-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2019-09-13
    ➖
    HANCOCK, William John resigned
    director
  22. 2019-07-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2018-08-06
    ➕
    SWIGGS, Dave appointed
    director
  24. 2017-10-23
    ➕
    HANCOCK, William John appointed
    director
  25. 2017-10-13
    ➕
    FOX-DAVIES, James Malcolm appointed
    director
  26. 2017-10-13
    ➖
    HANCOCK, Susan resigned
    director
  27. 2017-10-13
    ➖
    HANCOCK, William John resigned
    director
  28. 2017-10-13
    ➖
    WOOLCOCK, Victoria resigned
    director
  29. 2017-04-03
    ➕
    HANCOCK, William John appointed
    director
  30. 2017-04-03
    ➕
    WOOLCOCK, Victoria appointed
    director
  31. 2016-06-01
    ➖
    HANCOCK, David John resigned
    director
  32. 2012-05-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FOWEY SHELLFISH COMPANY LIMITED
  33. 2012-05-02
    ➕
    HANCOCK, David John appointed
    director
  34. 2012-05-02
    ➕
    HANCOCK, Susan appointed
    director

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

Icc (Four) Ltd holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

🏛️
Icc (Four) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares
majority
⬇
FOWEY SHELLFISH COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 08053633

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Icc (Four) Ltd
Corporate entity
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting13/10/2017
Mr James Malcolm Fox-Davies
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/09/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Susan Hancockceased 13/10/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210

Registered office

37 A Birmingham New Road
Wolverhampton
WV4 6BL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-09
Last: 2025-10-26

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

FOX-DAVIES, James Malcolm→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANCOCK, David John→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-05-02 · resigned 2016-06-01
Resigned
HANCOCK, Susan→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-05-02 · resigned 2017-10-13
Resigned
HANCOCK, William John→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-10-23 · resigned 2019-09-13
Resigned
HANCOCK, William John→
director · ~43y · appointed 2017-04-03 · resigned 2017-10-13
Resigned
MARKEY, Drew→
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-06-17 · resigned 2021-06-17
Resigned
SWIGGS, Dave→
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-08-06 · resigned 2023-01-30
Resigned
WOOLCOCK, Victoria→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-04-03 · resigned 2017-10-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-10-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-amended-with-made-up-date
accounts · AAMD
2021-09-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-08-24