B&B CHIPPY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10260209 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-04
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-09-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-09-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-09-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-29
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    address · AD01
  14. 2018-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2017-09-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2016-07-04
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    Company incorporated
    As B&B CHIPPY LIMITED
  18. 2016-07-04
    MAHMOOD, Mohammad Khalid appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammad Khalid Mahmood
Individual · British · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
75100%
75-100% shares04/07/2016

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
Incorporated2016-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

4 Station Road
Lytham St Annes
Lancashire
FY8 5DH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17OVERDUE
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MAHMOOD, Mohammad Khalid
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-07-04
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-25
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-16