GOWER GOURMET FUDGE COMPANY LTD
💤Zombieactive
11704227 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-29
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 2024
Net worth
£109
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10821
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £109
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£452
Net Worth
£109
↑ 354% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £109 | £24 |
| Current assets | £1.1k | £1.4k |
| Cash | £452 | — |
| Net assets | £109 | £24 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-02-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-17➖GRIFFITHS, James Rhys resigneddirector
- 2025-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-02-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-04-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-25📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-04-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-04-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-18➕MORGAN, Julie appointeddirector
- 2018-11-29🏢Company incorporatedAs GOWER GOURMET FUDGE COMPANY LTD
- 2018-11-29➕GRIFFITHS, James Rhys appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Julie Morgan Individual · Welsh · DOB 07/1960 · age 66 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 18/04/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Rhys Griffithsceased 18/04/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-11-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10821 — SIC 10821
Registered office
9 Oakwood Rise
Clydach
Swansea
SA8 4DX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MORGAN, Julie→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRIFFITHS, James Rhys→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2018-11-29 · resigned 2026-01-17
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (28 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23