BRIGADEIRO GOURMET UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12570987 · ltd · incorporated 2020-04-24
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
£-3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10821
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,503
Cash YoY
+32889%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↑ 32889% YoY
Net Worth
-£4k
↑ 66% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£10k-£6k-£2k£1k£5k£9kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-3.5k£-10.2k
Cash£9.2k£28
Net assets£-3.5k£-10.2k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2022-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2020-07-09
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  9. 2020-07-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  10. 2020-07-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2020-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BRIGADEIRO GOURMET UK LIMITED
  12. 2020-04-24
    WOODGATE, Ben appointed
    secretary
  13. 2020-04-24
    HICKMAN, Katia Liege appointed
    director
  14. 2020-04-24
    DUKE, Michael appointed
    director
  15. 2020-04-24
    DUKE, Michael resigned
    director
  16. 2020-04-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-04-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
Ms Katia Liege Hickmann
Individual · Brazilian · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
75100%
75-100% shares25/04/2020

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
Incorporated2020-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10821 — SIC 10821

Registered office

6, Portland Business Centre
Manor House Lane
Datchet
Berks
SL3 9EG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WOODGATE, Ben
secretary · appointed 2020-04-24
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Active
HICKMAN, Katia Liege
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-04-24
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Active
DUKE, Michael
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-04-24 · resigned 2020-04-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-07-09
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-07-09
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-07-07