ACTIVE FOOD LTD
💤Zombieactive
11484306 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-25
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (74/100)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
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 restoration
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-09📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2026-02-10📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2025-11-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-11-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-11-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-09-07➕ULLAH, Malik Rizwan appointeddirector
- 2020-09-07➖ALI, Zubair resigneddirector
- 2020-09-07➖PODDILA, Kiran resigneddirector
- 2020-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-06➕ALI, Zubair appointeddirector
- 2019-11-06➕PODDILA, Kiran appointeddirector
- 2019-11-06➖ULLAH, Malik Rizwan resigneddirector
- 2019-06-30➖PODDILA, Kiran Kumar resigneddirector
- 2018-07-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE FOOD LTD
- 2018-07-25➕PODDILA, Kiran Kumar appointeddirector
- 2018-07-25➕ULLAH, Malik Rizwan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-07-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
175 Bristol Road
Gloucester
GL1 5TG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
ULLAH, Malik Rizwan→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-09-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALI, Zubair→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2019-11-06 · resigned 2020-09-07
PODDILA, Kiran→
Resigneddirector · ~34y · appointed 2019-11-06 · resigned 2020-09-07
PODDILA, Kiran Kumar→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2018-07-25 · resigned 2019-06-30
ULLAH, Malik Rizwan→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-07-25 · resigned 2019-11-06
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2026-03-09
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2026-02-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-08