BROOK FOOD LTD

💤Zombieactive
08387555 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-04
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: No active directors on record. Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (0 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-15
    WELLS, Stephen Christopher resigned
    director
  3. 2025-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-28
    DORRILL, Mark resigned
    secretary
  7. 2022-11-28
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-10-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-22
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-07-22
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-02-15
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2013-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BROOK FOOD LTD
  19. 2013-02-04
    DORRILL, Mark appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-02-04
    WELLS, Stephen Christopher appointed
    director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stephen Christopher Wells
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The New Works
Roughmoor Industrial Estate
Williton
Somerset
TA4 4RF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

DORRILL, Mark
secretary · appointed 2013-02-04 · resigned 2022-11-28
Resigned
WELLS, Stephen Christopher
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-02-04 · resigned 2026-04-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-13