CK FOOD AND DRINKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08267107 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-24
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£430
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10840
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46390Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £430
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,576 YoY
Cash YoY
+110%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£39k
↑ 110% YoY
Net Worth
£430
↓ 89% YoY
Current Assets
£147k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£29k£59k£88k£118k£147kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£430£4.0k
Current assets£146.9k£125.7k
Cash£39.3k£18.7k
Debtors£24.5k£28.4k
Net assets£430£4.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-04-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-04-21
    ➖
    PHETPRASERT, Preechaya resigned
    director
  12. 2020-10-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-07-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2020-07-06
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  18. 2019-07-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2012-10-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CK FOOD AND DRINKS LIMITED
  20. 2012-10-24
    ➕
    WITHINGTON, Paul Simon appointed
    director
  21. 2012-10-24
    ➕
    PHETPRASERT, Preechaya 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

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Simon Withington
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/07/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Preechaya Phetprasertceased 21/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2012-10-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10840 — SIC 10840

Registered office

7 Awel Deg
Awel Deg
Pwllheli
LL53 5BF
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-09
Last: 2026-03-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WITHINGTON, Paul Simon→
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-10-24
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Active
PHETPRASERT, Preechaya→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-10-24 · resigned 2021-04-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-22