CELLNUTRITION UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
09887371 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-24
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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: medium (76/100)

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 (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
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£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-06-25
    KELLEHER, Louise resigned
    director
  10. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-08-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-09-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2019-07-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2015-11-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CELLNUTRITION UK LTD
  18. 2015-11-24
    KELLEHER, John appointed
    secretary
  19. 2015-11-24
    KELLEHER, John appointed
    director
  20. 2015-11-24
    KELLEHER, Louise appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Kelleher
Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1959 · age 67
sig. influencesignificant influence19/12/2017

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
Incorporated2015-11-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

Room 2, The Co.Llective Mackies Corner
106 High Street West
Sunderland
SR1 1TX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-16
Last: 2025-12-02

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KELLEHER, John
secretary · appointed 2015-11-24
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Active
KELLEHER, John
director · ~67y · appointed 2015-11-24
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Active
KELLEHER, Louise
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-11-24 · resigned 2021-06-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-19