LUHV DRINKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09424420 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-05
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11070
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
33 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees100100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2021-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-07
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2018-12-07
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  14. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-27
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2018-11-27
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    change-of-name-notice
    change-of-name · CONNOT
  17. 2018-03-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2015-03-11
    SAHI, Arjun resigned
    director
  19. 2015-02-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LUHV DRINKS LIMITED
  20. 2015-02-05
    BEECH, Christopher Anthony appointed
    director
  21. 2015-02-05
    SAHI, Arjun 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

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

Luhv Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Luhv Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
LUHV DRINKS LIMITED
This company · 09424420

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
Luhv Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/06/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Beechceased 18/06/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2015-02-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11070 — SIC 11070

Registered office

7 Bournemouth Road
Chandlers Ford
Eastleigh
Hampshire
SO53 3DA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BEECH, Christopher Anthony
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-02-05
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Active
SAHI, Arjun
director · ~47y · appointed 2015-02-05 · resigned 2015-03-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-01