ETHICAL BUTCHER LIMITED

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12656249 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-09
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10130SIC 10130
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
22 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£0£1£1£2£2Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2£2
Current assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-07
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2024-02-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-02-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-19
    BURROWS, Glen Steven resigned
    director
  9. 2023-06-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-06-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-06-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2023-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-03-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-08-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-12-09
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2020-12-09
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-12-09
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  18. 2020-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ETHICAL BUTCHER LIMITED
  19. 2020-06-09
    HADJ KAZEMIAN, Farshad appointed
    director
  20. 2020-06-09
    BURROWS, Glen Steven appointed
    director
  21. 2020-06-09
    📄
    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.)

Group structure

Exquisite Range Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Exquisite Range Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ETHICAL BUTCHER LIMITED
This company · 12656249

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Exquisite Range Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting07/12/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Glen Steven Burrowsceased 07/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Farshad Hadj Kazemianceased 07/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2020-06-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat

Registered office

Unit 24 Airlinks Industrial Estate
Spitfire Way
Hounslow
TW5 9NR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HADJ KAZEMIAN, Farshad
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-06-09
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Active
BURROWS, Glen Steven
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-06-09 · resigned 2023-06-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-06