FORTIS FOODS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
09379280 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-08
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.5y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
79/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-05🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2026-02-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2025-12-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-15📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2018-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2016-01-10➕DOYLE, Richard appointedsecretary
- 2015-01-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-01-08🏢Company incorporatedAs FORTIS FOODS LIMITED
- 2015-01-08➕SIMPSON, Andrew Douglas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
95/100
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 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Andrew Douglas Simpson Individual · British · DOB 08/1961 · age 65 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Valerie Jean Simpson Individual · English · DOB 11/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 23/02/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| DAVID LISHMAN LIMITED→ 03378665 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
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| DOUBLE SIX DRINKS LTD→ 11972837 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| EGGYPARTY LIMITED→ 15822085 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FINER PLEASURES LTD→ 14661937 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FRANO CATERING LTD→ 15652058 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FROZEN POWER UK LTD→ 16299544 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FUELLED BY SAVVY BAKER LTD→ 14697345 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| FUSION CHOCOLATE LTD→ 16025771 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| FYBER TECH LTD→ 15763539 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| G T PREP LIMITED→ 06843062 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Registered office
Rakusens House
Clayton Wood Rise
Leeds
LS16 6QN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-10
Last: 2026-06-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
SIMPSON, Andrew Douglas→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-01-08
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 30/01/2015 | 05/03/2026 |
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07