ANSA VENDING LTD

💤Zombieactive
14831102 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-27
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56290Other food services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 68/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,727

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 180% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£5k-£3k-£2k-£304£1k£3kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-4.7k£-1.7k
Current assets£1.6k£2.6k
Net assets£-4.7k£-1.7k

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
8
filings
  • 2 change-of-name
  • 2 dissolution
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2026-04-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-04-13
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2026-03-20
    📄
    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  5. 2026-02-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  6. 2026-01-30
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  7. 2026-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-07-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2024-07-10
    PEPPLE, Eleazer Douglas, Dr. resigned
    director
  11. 2023-11-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-11-15
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-11-15
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2023-11-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-11-13
    PEPPLE, Eleazer Douglas, Dr. appointed
    director
  16. 2023-04-27
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANSA VENDING LTD
  17. 2023-04-27
    OKPEAHIOR, Kenneth John appointed
    director
  18. 2023-04-27
    📄
    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 ·
Name changed 2 times
medium

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

Evidence: 2026-04-16: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2026-04-13: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth John Okpeahior
Individual · Nigerian · DOB 12/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control27/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

61 Bridge Street
Kington
HR5 3DJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

OKPEAHIOR, Kenneth John
director · ~44y · appointed 2023-04-27
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Active
PEPPLE, Eleazer Douglas, Dr.
director · ~45y · appointed 2023-11-13 · resigned 2024-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-15
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-04-13
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2026-03-20
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-02-10
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-15