HIGH PITTINGTON LOCAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
14879022 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-18
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-8.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46341
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47250SIC 47250
  • 47260SIC 47260
  • 47810Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 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
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,051

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£8k
Current Assets
£60k
Current Liabilities
-£8k£6k£19k£33k£46k£60kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-3.9k
Current assets£60.0k
Net assets£-8.1k
Average employees200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-05-18
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    Company incorporated
    As HIGH PITTINGTON LOCAL LTD
  6. 2023-05-18
    PATRICIAN, Arthi appointed
    secretary
  7. 2023-05-18
    SAVARIMUTHU, Patrician appointed
    director
  8. 2023-05-18
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    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 Patrician Savarimuthu
Individual · Sri Lankan · DOB 02/1988 · age 38
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/05/2023

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
Incorporated2023-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46341 — SIC 46341

Registered office

1 & 2 Jubilee House Front Street
High Pittington
Durham
DH6 1AT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PATRICIAN, Arthi
secretary · appointed 2023-05-18
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Active
SAVARIMUTHU, Patrician
director · ~38y · appointed 2023-05-18
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-18