FRESH IDEAS (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
08119324 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-26
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-63.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
  • 85600Educational support services
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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
64 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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £63,619

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£64k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£21k
↑ 2342% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£73k-£54k-£35k-£17k£2k£21kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£-1.2k£-4.2k
Current assets£20.5k£840
Net assets£-63.6k£-72.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  4. 2024-07-09
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    address · AD01
  5. 2024-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-05-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-05-15
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  9. 2023-05-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-05-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-05-12
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    KUMAR, Sunil appointed
    director
  12. 2023-05-12
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    RANI, Parveen resigned
    director
  13. 2023-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2023-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-01-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-07-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2021-07-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-04-26
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    RANI, Suman resigned
    director
  21. 2019-05-01
    ➖
    GOUR, Reena resigned
    director
  22. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    GOUR, Reena appointed
    director
  23. 2019-03-05
    ➕
    RANI, Suman appointed
    director
  24. 2019-03-05
    ➖
    SERUMADAR, Prabu resigned
    director
  25. 2018-07-20
    ➖
    RANI, Suman resigned
    director
  26. 2018-07-20
    ➕
    SERUMADAR, Prabu appointed
    director
  27. 2012-08-23
    ➕
    RANI, Parveen appointed
    director
  28. 2012-06-26
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    Company incorporated
    As FRESH IDEAS (UK) LTD
  29. 2012-06-26
    ➕
    RANI, Suman 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sunil Kumar
Individual · Indian · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/05/2023
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Prabu Serumadarceased 12/05/2023· 50-75% shares · board control
  • Mrs Parveen Raniceased 12/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Miss Suman Raniceased 20/07/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2012-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Suite 4 15-17 Upper George Street
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 2RD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

KUMAR, Sunil→
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GOUR, Reena→
director · ~51y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2019-05-01
Resigned
RANI, Parveen→
director · ~46y · appointed 2012-08-23 · resigned 2023-05-12
Resigned
RANI, Suman→
director · ~41y · appointed 2019-03-05 · resigned 2021-04-26
Resigned
RANI, Suman→
director · ~41y · appointed 2012-06-26 · resigned 2018-07-20
Resigned
SERUMADAR, Prabu→
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-07-20 · resigned 2019-03-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-15