1423 SPIRITS UK LTD

💤Zombieactive
14519312 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-01
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-29.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 67/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
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
74
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 £28,971
Net assets shrinking
Down £51,816 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£29k
↓ 227% YoY
Current Assets
£149k
↑ 485% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£29k£7k£42k£78k£113k£149kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-29.0k£23.8k
Current assets£148.5k£25.4k
Net assets£-29.0k£22.8k

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
5
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 address
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 address
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-03-23
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-03-19
    CANUTE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  5. 2026-03-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2026-03-19
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  7. 2025-12-19
    CANUTE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2025-12-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-12-19
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2025-10-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2025-10-27
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2025-05-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-11-06
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  15. 2024-10-29
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  16. 2024-10-10
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  17. 2023-03-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2023-03-27
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  19. 2023-03-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2023-03-21
    📄
    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  21. 2022-12-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1423 SPIRITS UK LTD
  22. 2022-12-01
    VOGENSEN, Thomas appointed
    director
  23. 2022-12-01
    CANUTE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2022-12-01
    📄
    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 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-10-29: certificate-change-of-name-company

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Vogensen
Individual · Danish · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/12/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Parminder Singh Bhatiaceased 06/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Joshua Manjeet Singhceased 06/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

27 Greville Street
London
EC1N 8SU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

CANUTE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2026-03-19
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Active
VOGENSEN, Thomas
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-12-01
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Active
CANUTE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2022-12-01 · resigned 2025-12-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-19
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2026-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-27
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-10-29