2 4 1 PIZZA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13177560 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-03
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
£-589
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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: high (82/100)

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

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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £589

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£589
↓ 55% YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£589-£547-£505-£463-£421-£379Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£-589£-379
Net assets£-589£-379

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-10-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2023-01-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2021-02-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2 4 1 PIZZA LIMITED
  9. 2021-02-03
    PHARRODA, Prahlad Ram, Dr appointed
    director
  10. 2021-02-03
    📄
    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 5 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: 2026-02-16

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Prahlad Ram Pharroda
Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/02/2021

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
Incorporated2021-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

764 Great West Road
Isleworth
TW7 5NA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-16OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PHARRODA, Prahlad Ram, Dr
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-02-03
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Recent filings (12 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-02-03