A FEW SCOOPS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12369022 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-18
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-51.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10520
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 £51,381

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£51k
↓ 77% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£51k-£40k-£29k-£18k-£7k£4kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-38.9k£-14.7k
Current assets£3.8k£2.8k
Net assets£-51.4k£-29.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-09-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-17
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2023-05-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2023-05-17
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  9. 2023-05-16
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  10. 2022-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-09
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2019-12-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A FEW SCOOPS LIMITED
  14. 2019-12-18
    ATKINSON, Alanna Gabrielle appointed
    director
  15. 2019-12-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 low
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
Mrs Alanna Gabrielle Atkinson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/12/2019

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
Incorporated2019-12-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10520 — SIC 10520

Registered office

2a Brew Thirty Two
2a Taylors Road
Manchester
M32 0JA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ATKINSON, Alanna Gabrielle
director · ~39y · appointed 2019-12-18
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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-05-17
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-17
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20