511 FOODS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12770608 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-27
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-09
    GHAFFAR, Fahad resigned
    director
  9. 2021-08-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-07-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 511 FOODS LTD
  12. 2020-07-27
    HUSSAIN, Malik Saddam appointed
    director
  13. 2020-07-27
    GHAFFAR, Fahad appointed
    director
  14. 2020-07-27
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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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Malik Saddam Hussain
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 07/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control27/07/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Fahad Ghaffarceased 09/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

48 Reservoir Road
Erdington
Birmingham
B23 6DD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Malik Saddam
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-07-27
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Active
GHAFFAR, Fahad
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-07-27 · resigned 2021-08-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-08-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-03