FORDINGBRIDGE FUDGE LTD

💤Zombieactive
10437663 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-20
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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-£3k-£1k£1k£3k£6k£8kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets—£1.9k
Current assets—£7.7k
Net assets—£-3.3k
Average employees200—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2018-11-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-11-16
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    officers · AP03
  12. 2018-11-10
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    DAGLISH, Sarah Jane appointed
    secretary
  13. 2018-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-25
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    address · AD01
  15. 2017-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-10-13
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2017-10-13
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2017-10-01
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    OFFORD, Michael Graham appointed
    director
  19. 2017-09-30
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    DAGLISH, Sarah Jane resigned
    director
  20. 2016-10-20
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    Company incorporated
    As FORDINGBRIDGE FUDGE LTD
  21. 2016-10-20
    ➕
    DAGLISH, Sarah Jane 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 68 — 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 68. 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

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
Mr Michael Graham Offord
Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sarah Sarah Daglishceased 01/10/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2016-10-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

16a Waverley Road
Fordingbridge
SP6 1EX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DAGLISH, Sarah Jane→
secretary · appointed 2018-11-10
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Active
OFFORD, Michael Graham→
director · ~68y · appointed 2017-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAGLISH, Sarah Jane→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-10-20 · resigned 2017-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-22