EDIBLE HUGS LIMITED

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12709248 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-01
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-5.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10520
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10710Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,433

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 2.7% YoY
Current Assets
-£2k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£5k-£5k-£4k-£3k-£3k-£2kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£-4.4k£-4.5k
Current assets£-1.9k£-2.0k
Net assets£-5.4k£-5.3k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  2. 2025-04-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-07-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EDIBLE HUGS LIMITED
  8. 2020-07-01
    DE WOLFF, Emily appointed
    secretary
  9. 2020-07-01
    DE WOLFF, Emily Charlotte appointed
    director
  10. 2020-07-01
    📄
    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: 2026-07-14

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10520 — SIC 10520

Registered office

Creative Cooks, The Old Bakery Manor Farm
West Worldham
Alton
Hampshire
GU34 3BD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DE WOLFF, Emily
secretary · appointed 2020-07-01
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Active
DE WOLFF, Emily Charlotte
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-07-01
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-07-01