DARTMOOR COMMUNITY KITCHEN HUB
💤Zombieactive
09273975 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-10-21
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
£-316.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £316,116
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£316k
Current Assets
£30k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-227.5k | — |
| Current assets | £30.5k | — |
| Net assets | £-316.1k | — |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-14➖HARRISON-FRENCH, Rachel resigneddirector
- 2025-10-14➖HOWARD, Catherine Anne resigneddirector
- 2025-10-14➖VIRGIN, Alethe resigneddirector
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-27➕HARRISON-FRENCH, Rachel appointeddirector
- 2023-10-27➕HOWARD, Catherine Anne appointeddirector
- 2023-10-27➕VIRGIN, Alethe appointeddirector
- 2023-01-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-28➖LAYTON, Ruth resigneddirector
- 2021-11-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-04-21➕LAYTON, Ruth appointeddirector
- 2021-01-11➖SMITH & CO resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-11-14➖SMITH, Nicholas John resignedsecretary
- 2018-11-14➕SMITH & CO appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2018-10-31➖SMITH, Nicholas John resigneddirector
- 2018-07-06➖CHRISTOPHERS, Jeremy Owen resigneddirector
- 2016-09-23➕CHRISTOPHERS, Jeremy Owen appointeddirector
- 2015-10-19➖SCOTT, Nicholas Grady resigneddirector
- 2014-10-21🏢Company incorporatedAs DARTMOOR COMMUNITY KITCHEN HUB
- 2014-10-21➕WEST-HARLING, Stella Lindsay appointeddirector
- 2014-10-21➕SMITH, Nicholas John appointedsecretary
- 2014-10-21➕SCOTT, Nicholas Grady appointeddirector
- 2014-10-21➕SMITH, Nicholas John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: HARRISON-FRENCH, Rachel resigned 2025-10-14; HOWARD, Catherine Anne resigned 2025-10-14; VIRGIN, Alethe resigned 2025-10-14
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Stella West-Harling Individual · British · DOB 03/1948 · age 78 | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 20/01/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Stella Lindsay West Harlingceased 20/01/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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| HONEYCACAO LTD→ 11369426 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2014-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
Dartmoor Community Kitchen Hub
45 Fore Street
Bovey Tracey
TQ13 9BP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21
Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)
WEST-HARLING, Stella Lindsay→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2014-10-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Nicholas John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-10-21 · resigned 2018-11-14
SMITH & CO→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2018-11-14 · resigned 2021-01-11
CHRISTOPHERS, Jeremy Owen→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2016-09-23 · resigned 2018-07-06
HARRISON-FRENCH, Rachel→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-10-27 · resigned 2025-10-14
HOWARD, Catherine Anne→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-10-27 · resigned 2025-10-14
LAYTON, Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2021-04-21 · resigned 2022-03-28
SCOTT, Nicholas Grady→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2014-10-21 · resigned 2015-10-19
SMITH, Nicholas John→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2014-10-21 · resigned 2018-10-31
VIRGIN, Alethe→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2023-10-27 · resigned 2025-10-14
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-01-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-20