RA FISHERIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13525554 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-22
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 2025
Net worth
£-3.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03120
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
9 filings
60
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
50
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)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £3,776

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£117
↓ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£4k-£2k£359£2k£4k£7kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-2.9k£-2.4k
Current assets£117£6.6k
Net assets£-3.8k£-2.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RA FISHERIES LIMITED
  6. 2021-07-22
    ALLEN, Robert appointed
    director
  7. 2021-07-22
    📄
    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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Allen
Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44
75100%
75-100% shares22/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC03120 — SIC 03120

Registered office

Field View Barn
Windmill Lane
Warrington
WA4 4AZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ALLEN, Robert
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-07-22
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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-22