GINGER ASSOCIATES LTD

💤Zombieactive
NI065213 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-14
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£242.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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, 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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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)
Positive net assets
Net assets £242,836
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,016 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£243k
↓ 3.2% YoY
Current Assets
£280k
↓ 8.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£61k£122k£184k£245k£306kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£242.8k£292.7k
Current assets£279.7k£306.0k
Net assets£242.8k£250.9k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-10-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-10-25
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    PEDEN, William resigned
    director
  8. 2023-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-29
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-03-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-03-17
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    PEDEN, Zara appointed
    director
  12. 2022-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-12-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2010-12-30
    ➖
    FINDLAY, Gordon resigned
    director
  21. 2010-07-25
    ➖
    DOBBIN, Rochelle resigned
    secretary
  22. 2010-02-04
    ➖
    DOBBIN, Robert resigned
    director
  23. 2009-01-26
    ➕
    FINDLAY, Gordon appointed
    director
  24. 2008-10-02
    ➕
    DOBBIN, Robert appointed
    director
  25. 2008-10-01
    ➕
    DOBBIN, Rochelle appointed
    secretary
  26. 2008-10-01
    ➖
    STEWART, Patricia resigned
    secretary
  27. 2007-06-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GINGER ASSOCIATES LTD
  28. 2007-06-14
    ➕
    KANE, Dorothy May appointed
    secretary
  29. 2007-06-14
    ➖
    KANE, Dorothy May resigned
    secretary
  30. 2007-06-14
    ➕
    STEWART, Patricia appointed
    secretary
  31. 2007-06-14
    ➕
    PEDEN, William appointed
    director

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

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Miss Zara Peden
Individual · British · DOB 04/1996 · age 30
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control · trust interest25/10/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr William Pedenceased 03/01/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2007-06-14
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Apartment 3 7 Meeting Street
Moira
Craigavon
BT67 0NR
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

PEDEN, Zara→
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-03-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOBBIN, Rochelle→
secretary · appointed 2008-10-01 · resigned 2010-07-25
Resigned
KANE, Dorothy May→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2007-06-14
Resigned
STEWART, Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2008-10-01
Resigned
DOBBIN, Robert→
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-10-02 · resigned 2010-02-04
Resigned
FINDLAY, Gordon→
director · ~58y · appointed 2009-01-26 · resigned 2010-12-30
Resigned
PEDEN, William→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2023-10-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-25