FRESH NEW FOOD CO., LTD

💤Zombieactive
10181845 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-16
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 May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 03210SIC 03210
  • 10200SIC 10200
  • 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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, 1 with DOB)
77
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
73/100Strong
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
82
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£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-21
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  5. 2025-01-21
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  6. 2024-09-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-08-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-30
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  10. 2022-03-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-06-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-17
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  16. 2018-05-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-05-14
    ➕
    HK DEQIN GROUP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2017-05-03
    ➖
    UK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2016-05-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FRESH NEW FOOD CO., LTD
  20. 2016-05-16
    ➕
    LOU, Lijun appointed
    director
  21. 2016-05-16
    ➕
    UK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Lijun Lou
Individual · Chinese · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest03/05/2017

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
Incorporated2016-05-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

37 Croydon Road
Beckenham
BR3 4AB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HK DEQIN GROUP LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-05-14
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Active
LOU, Lijun→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-05-16
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Active
UK SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-05-16 · resigned 2017-05-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-21
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-01-21
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-17