P2P FOOD SOLUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
08079581 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-23
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-25
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-13
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-25
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-05-01
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-10-03
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    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2017-08-08
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    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2017-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2012-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As P2P FOOD SOLUTIONS LTD
  17. 2012-05-23
    HURLEY, Simon Roderick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Roderick Hurley
Individual · British · DOB 10/1965 · age 61
75100%
75-100% shares10/09/2018

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170

Registered office

Trecarn
Christys Lane
Shaftesbury
SP7 8NQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-06
Last: 2026-05-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HURLEY, Simon Roderick
director · ~61y · appointed 2012-05-23
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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-25