A LITTLE BIT FOOD COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08872196 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-03
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-44.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10840
Sector: Manufacturing
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: 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
36 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £44,839

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£6k
Net Worth
-£45k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£45k-£35k-£25k-£14k-£4k£6kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£5.9k
Net assets£-44.8k
Average employees100

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.

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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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-04-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2019-04-09
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2019-04-09
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-04-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-04-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2019-04-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-04-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-03-09
    BOUNDS, Laura Claire appointed
    director
  19. 2019-03-09
    EMERY, Alistair James Hugh resigned
    secretary
  20. 2019-03-09
    EMERY, Sophie Anne resigned
    director
  21. 2014-02-03
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    Company incorporated
    As A LITTLE BIT FOOD COMPANY LIMITED
  22. 2014-02-03
    EMERY, Alistair James Hugh appointed
    secretary
  23. 2014-02-03
    EMERY, Sophie Anne 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.)

Group structure

Kentish Condiments Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Kentish Condiments Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
A LITTLE BIT FOOD COMPANY LIMITED
This company · 08872196

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kentish Condiments Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/03/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Alistair James Hugh Emeryceased 09/03/2019· 50-75% shares
  • Mrs Sophie Anne Emeryceased 09/03/2019· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2014-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10840 — SIC 10840

Registered office

The Bee Barn Behind Layham Garden Centre
Lower Road
Staple
Kent
CT3 1LH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BOUNDS, Laura Claire
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-03-09
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Active
EMERY, Alistair James Hugh
secretary · appointed 2014-02-03 · resigned 2019-03-09
Resigned
EMERY, Sophie Anne
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-02-03 · resigned 2019-03-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-17