AFRYER LTD

💤Zombieactive
10091815 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28930
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 (78/100)

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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£37k£75k£112k£150k£187kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£97.4k
Current assets—£186.9k
Net assets—£37.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-02-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2021-02-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-02-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-02-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-01-26
    ➕
    PICCOLI, Moira appointed
    director
  13. 2021-01-26
    ➖
    GASPARETTO, Germano resigned
    director
  14. 2020-10-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-10-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-03-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-03-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2020-03-16
    ➕
    GASPARETTO, Germano appointed
    director
  19. 2020-03-16
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    ZERIALI, Paolo resigned
    director
  20. 2019-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-09-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2016-03-30
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    Company incorporated
    As AFRYER LTD
  23. 2016-03-30
    ➕
    ZERIALI, Paolo 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

45/100
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.

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
Mrs Moira Piccoli
Individual · Italian · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence26/01/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Germano Gasparettoceased 26/01/2021· significant influence
  • Mr Paolo Zerialiceased 29/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28930 — SIC 28930

Registered office

8 Gainsborough Road
London
E11 1HT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last: 2025-10-02

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PICCOLI, Moira→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-01-26
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Active
GASPARETTO, Germano→
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-03-16 · resigned 2021-01-26
Resigned
ZERIALI, Paolo→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-03-30 · resigned 2020-03-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-10