HI FOODS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15499409 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-18
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-127.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £127,563
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£99k
Net Worth
-£128k
Current Assets
£99k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £84.9k |
| Current assets | £99.0k |
| Cash | £99.0k |
| Net assets | £-127.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 2 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-03-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-13➕MUTENDERA, Pearce Fungai, Mr. appointeddirector
- 2025-09-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-10➖WEBB, Therese Gerida resigneddirector
- 2024-10-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-07➕MIRACLE, Maria Emi appointeddirector
- 2024-05-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-18🏢Company incorporatedAs HI FOODS LTD
- 2024-02-18➕WEBB, Therese Gerida appointeddirector
- 2024-02-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Yuko Kobayashi Individual · Japanese · DOB 03/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/04/2025 |
Maria Emi Miracle Individual · American · DOB 05/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 18/02/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Therese Gerida Webbceased 11/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
Boundary House
Cricket Field Road
Uxbridge
Greater London
UB8 1QG
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MIRACLE, Maria Emi→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-10-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MUTENDERA, Pearce Fungai, Mr.→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2026-01-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WEBB, Therese Gerida→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-02-18 · resigned 2024-10-10
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Recent filings (18 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-10