78 MEAT AND FISH LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13634406 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-21
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

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£20.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47230SIC 47230
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £20,097

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£20k
Current Assets
£75k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£20.1k
Current assets£75.4k
Net assets£20.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-09
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  5. 2024-06-04
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  6. 2024-03-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-10-05
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-08-22
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-02-16
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2022-12-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-09-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 78 MEAT AND FISH LIMITED
  12. 2021-09-21
    MUNIR, Mohammed Bilal appointed
    director
  13. 2021-09-21
    📄
    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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammed Bilal Munir
Individual · British · DOB 07/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/09/2021

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
Incorporated2021-09-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores

Registered office

78 East Street
London
SE17 2DQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MUNIR, Mohammed Bilal
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-09-21
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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-09
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2025-01-09
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-06-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-21