CHERRY & GRIFFITHS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08335828 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-18
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
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-07-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-06-30
    GRIFFITHS, Paul resigned
    director
  9. 2021-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-08-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-10-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-10-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-10-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-10-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2019-10-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-10-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2019-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2015-02-28
    GODLONTON, Robert Anthony resigned
    director
  22. 2012-12-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CHERRY & GRIFFITHS LIMITED
  23. 2012-12-18
    WILLIAMS, Geoffrey appointed
    secretary
  24. 2012-12-18
    CHERRY, Paul appointed
    director
  25. 2012-12-18
    GODLONTON, Robert Anthony appointed
    director
  26. 2012-12-18
    GRIFFITHS, Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHERRY" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Cherry
Individual · British · DOB 04/1970 · age 56
sig. influencesignificant influence01/05/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Paul Griffithsceased 30/06/2022· 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
Incorporated2012-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance

Registered office

Ground Floor, Citygate
Longridge Road
Preston
PR2 5BQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Geoffrey
secretary · appointed 2012-12-18
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Active
CHERRY, Paul
director · ~56y · appointed 2012-12-18
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Active
GODLONTON, Robert Anthony
director · ~53y · appointed 2012-12-18 · resigned 2015-02-28
Resigned
GRIFFITHS, Paul
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-12-18 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-08-25