ACTIVE FOOD GROUP LIMITED

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11629900 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-18
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£21.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46450SIC 46450
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,556
Cash YoY
+29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↑ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£22k
↑ 127% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£9k£13k£17k£22kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£21.6k£9.5k
Current assets£16.0k£10.3k
Cash£8.8k£6.9k
Debtors£7.1k£3.5k
Net assets£21.6k£9.5k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-28
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    officers · RP04AP01
  3. 2024-11-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-11-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-11-11
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    address · AD01
  6. 2024-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2020-11-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-01-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-01-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-01-14
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    AUSTIN, Philip resigned
    secretary
  19. 2020-01-14
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    WEAVER, Ashley Clinton Darrel resigned
    director
  20. 2020-01-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2020-01-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2019-11-21
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    READE, Michael appointed
    director
  23. 2019-09-17
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    MCCARTHY, John Nigel St. Ledger resigned
    director
  24. 2019-08-08
    ➖
    HILTON, Nicholas Anthony resigned
    director
  25. 2018-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE FOOD GROUP LIMITED
  26. 2018-10-18
    ➕
    AUSTIN, Philip appointed
    secretary
  27. 2018-10-18
    ➕
    HILTON, Nicholas Anthony appointed
    director
  28. 2018-10-18
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, John Nigel St. Ledger appointed
    director
  29. 2018-10-18
    ➕
    WEAVER, Ashley Clinton Darrel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Reade
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares14/01/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • The Fayrefield Group Limitedceased 13/01/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mr John Nigel St. Ledger Mccarthyceased 17/09/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

Sherwood
Coppenhall
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST18 9BW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

READE, Michael→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-11-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AUSTIN, Philip→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-18 · resigned 2020-01-14
Resigned
HILTON, Nicholas Anthony→
director · ~73y · appointed 2018-10-18 · resigned 2019-08-08
Resigned
MCCARTHY, John Nigel St. Ledger→
director · ~70y · appointed 2018-10-18 · resigned 2019-09-17
Resigned
WEAVER, Ashley Clinton Darrel→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-10-18 · resigned 2020-01-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-08