BLOODY STUFF LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10247777 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-23
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

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 2 total, 2 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
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Average employees100100

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-22
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-07-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-07-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-07-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-07-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-06-30
    HERBERT, Steven appointed
    director
  11. 2022-06-30
    STARYK, Ulyana resigned
    director
  12. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-24
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-08-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-10-05
    HARDING, Keith Graham resigned
    director
  20. 2016-07-05
    HARDING, Keith Graham appointed
    director
  21. 2016-06-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BLOODY STUFF LIMITED
  22. 2016-06-23
    STARYK, Ulyana 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 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven Herbert
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
sig. influencesignificant influence30/06/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ulyana Starykceased 30/06/2022· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2016-06-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

23 North Park Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 5PD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last: 2025-08-16

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

HERBERT, Steven
director · ~65y · appointed 2022-06-30
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Active
HARDING, Keith Graham
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-07-05 · resigned 2016-10-05
Resigned
STARYK, Ulyana
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-06-23 · resigned 2022-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-07-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29