SPIRIT OF CAPTAIN COOK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11064270 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-15
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
£-55.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 77). 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 (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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 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
29 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £55,056

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£55k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£17k
↑ 1.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£55k-£41k-£26k-£12k£2k£17kNov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Total assets£-55.1k£-42.2k
Current assets£16.7k£16.4k
Net assets£-55.1k£-47.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-07-21
    ➖
    TOOVEY, Gwendolyn resigned
    director
  6. 2025-06-20
    ➕
    TOOVEY, John appointed
    director
  7. 2025-06-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2019-09-17
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  15. 2019-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-05
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  17. 2018-09-05
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    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  18. 2018-08-10
    ➖
    BUCHANAN, Ross James resigned
    director
  19. 2018-08-10
    ➖
    PLATTS, Alan resigned
    director
  20. 2018-08-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-08-09
    ➖
    BANDEIRA, Lynette Levy, Doctor resigned
    director
  22. 2017-11-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SPIRIT OF CAPTAIN COOK LIMITED
  23. 2017-11-15
    ➕
    BANDEIRA, Lynette Levy, Doctor appointed
    director
  24. 2017-11-15
    ➕
    BUCHANAN, Ross James appointed
    director
  25. 2017-11-15
    ➕
    PLATTS, Alan appointed
    director
  26. 2017-11-15
    ➕
    TOOVEY, Gwendolyn 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 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 John Toovey
Individual · British · DOB 02/1949 · age 77
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/01/2019

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
Incorporated2017-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

5 Hallgarth Hallgarth
Great Broughton
Middlesbrough
TS9 7EQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-23
Last: 2026-07-09

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

TOOVEY, John→
director · ~77y · appointed 2025-06-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANDEIRA, Lynette Levy, Doctor→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-11-15 · resigned 2018-08-09
Resigned
BUCHANAN, Ross James→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-11-15 · resigned 2018-08-10
Resigned
PLATTS, Alan→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-11-15 · resigned 2018-08-10
Resigned
TOOVEY, Gwendolyn→
director · ~77y · appointed 2017-11-15 · resigned 2025-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31