NUTRITION RESEARCH PROJECTS LIMITED

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14526746 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-07
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
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, 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-01-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2023-01-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-12-07
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    Company incorporated
    As NUTRITION RESEARCH PROJECTS LIMITED
  8. 2022-12-07
    GREATHEAD, Richard appointed
    director
  9. 2022-12-07
    📄
    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.)

Group structure

Nutrition Group Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Nutrition Group Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
NUTRITION RESEARCH PROJECTS LIMITED
This company · 14526746

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Nutrition Group Plc
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting19/12/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Richard Greatheadceased 19/12/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2022-12-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

Mcdade Roberts Accountants Ltd, 316 Blackpool Road
Fulwood
Preston
Lancashire
PR2 3AE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

GREATHEAD, Richard
director · ~42y · appointed 2022-12-07
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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-10-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-01-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-07