CRAVE HEALTHY FOOD LTD

💤Zombieactive
11987666 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-09
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 May 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10860
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CRAVE HEALTHY FOOD LTD
  12. 2019-05-09
    PIERROT, Philippe Jean Sebastien appointed
    director
  13. 2019-05-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-18

Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philippe Jean Sebastien Pierrot
Individual · French · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/05/2019

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
Incorporated2019-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10860 — SIC 10860

Registered office

40 40
Clonmel Road
Teddington
TW11 0SR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-18OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PIERROT, Philippe Jean Sebastien
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-05-09
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Recent filings (17 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31