CULTURED CREAMS LTD

💤Zombieactive
13397565 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-14
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 May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10520
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47810Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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, 4 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
13 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
60
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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-03
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-10-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-10-21
    COWLEY, Benjamin resigned
    director
  5. 2025-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-19
    COWLEY, Benjamin appointed
    director
  8. 2024-02-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-02-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CULTURED CREAMS LTD
  11. 2021-05-14
    ASHWELL, Sophia Claire appointed
    director
  12. 2021-05-14
    📄
    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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Sophia Claire Ashwell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1992 · age 34
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/05/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Benjamin Cowleyceased 10/11/2025· 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
Incorporated2021-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10520 — SIC 10520

Registered office

Perseverance Mills
Huddersfield Road
Mirfield
WF14 9DL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ASHWELL, Sophia Claire
director · ~34y · appointed 2021-05-14
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Active
COWLEY, Benjamin
director · ~35y · appointed 2024-02-19 · resigned 2025-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-14