INSPIRE FLAVOURS LTD

💤Zombieactive
NI641649 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-24
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 21100
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-01-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-12
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2022-01-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-01-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-01-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2021-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-12-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2018-12-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-10-22
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    BOWMAN, Christopher Kenneth resigned
    director
  18. 2018-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-10-24
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    Company incorporated
    As INSPIRE FLAVOURS LTD
  20. 2016-10-24
    ➕
    MEALEY, Steven George appointed
    director
  21. 2016-10-24
    ➕
    BOWMAN, Christopher Kenneth 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

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 Steven George Mealey
Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/10/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Christopher Kenneth Bowmanceased 22/10/2018· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-10-24
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC21100 — SIC 21100

Registered office

Unit G3 Carrowreagh Road
Dundonald
Belfast
BT16 1QT
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MEALEY, Steven George→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-10-24
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Active
BOWMAN, Christopher Kenneth→
director · ~45y · appointed 2016-10-24 · resigned 2018-10-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-01-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06