ICED GEMMS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12442016 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-04
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed food-drink with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), 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 (58/100).

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £5,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£5.0k£3.0k
Current assets£1.0k£1.0k
Net assets£5.0k£3.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-05-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-12-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-02
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-11
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2023-01-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2022-04-27
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-04-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-04-26
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2021-11-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2020-02-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ICED GEMMS LTD
  16. 2020-02-04
    HATHAWAY, Gemma appointed
    director
  17. 2020-02-04
    📄
    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 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Gemma Hathaway
Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control04/02/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

7 Rossendale Road
Folkestone
CT20 1PN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-17OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HATHAWAY, Gemma
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-02-04
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Recent filings (20 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-06-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-02-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-26