CONRAD FOODS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10720933 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-11
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 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
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-01-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  4. 2026-01-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-01-04
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-10-20
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-05-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-12-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-29
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-05-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-05-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-05-17
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  19. 2017-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As CONRAD FOODS LTD
  20. 2017-04-11
    FERRAZ, Alessandra Pontes appointed
    secretary
  21. 2017-04-11
    CONRADO FERRAZ, Emerson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Emerson Conrado Ferraz
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/04/2017
Mrs Alessandra Pontes Ferraz
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting11/04/2017

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
Incorporated2017-04-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

8 Avebury Court
Mark Road
Hemel Hempstead
HP2 7TA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FERRAZ, Alessandra Pontes
secretary · appointed 2017-04-11
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Active
CONRADO FERRAZ, Emerson
director · ~54y · appointed 2017-04-11
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Active

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-29