CHUBBY PET PRODUCTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09508440 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-25
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
£26.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01629
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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
34 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
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,358
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £890 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£26k
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£11k£16k£22k£27kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£26.9k£27.8k
Current assets£25.8k£26.4k
Net assets£26.4k£27.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  3. 2023-03-14
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  4. 2023-02-02
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  5. 2022-09-07
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-09-07
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  7. 2022-07-20
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    ASQUITH, Jodie Leanne resigned
    director
  8. 2022-06-27
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  9. 2022-05-06
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    address · AD01
  10. 2021-03-17
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  11. 2020-04-19
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  12. 2019-09-13
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  13. 2018-10-04
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  14. 2018-10-04
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  15. 2018-10-04
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  16. 2018-10-04
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  17. 2018-10-04
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  18. 2018-10-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2015-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As CHUBBY PET PRODUCTS LTD
  20. 2015-03-25
    ➕
    ASQUITH, Benjamin Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2015-03-25
    ➕
    ASQUITH, Jodie Leanne 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Benjamin Michael Asquith
Individual · British · DOB 02/1982 · age 44
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Jodie Leanne Asquithceased 26/08/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2015-03-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01629 — SIC 01629

Registered office

100 Calder View
Mirfield
West Yorkshire
WF14 8JD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ASQUITH, Benjamin Michael→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-03-25
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Active
ASQUITH, Jodie Leanne→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-03-25 · resigned 2022-07-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-17