SOROOTED FOODS UK LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15437630 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-24
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10612
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46370Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
  • 56101Licenced restaurants
  • 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-05-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-01-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-12-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-04-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2025-04-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-10-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-10-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-10-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2024-10-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-10-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2024-10-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2024-10-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2024-10-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-09-23
    UYIOGHOSA, Ogbomoide appointed
    director
  17. 2024-01-24
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    Company incorporated
    As SOROOTED FOODS UK LTD
  18. 2024-01-24
    AKPAKWU, Emmanuel Oloja appointed
    director
  19. 2024-01-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-06

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Emmanuel Oloja Akpakwu
Individual · Nigerian · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/01/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ogbomoide Uyioghosaceased 05/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest
  • Mr Emmanuel Oloja Akpakwuceased 04/10/2024· 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
Incorporated2024-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10612 — SIC 10612

Registered office

23 Witts Hill
Southampton
SO18 4QE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AKPAKWU, Emmanuel Oloja
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-01-24
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UYIOGHOSA, Ogbomoide
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-09-23
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Active

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Recent filings (17 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-07-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-04-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-05