RYBOB LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
NI715815 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-15
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-15.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Sector: Manufacturing
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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
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 £15,427

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£15k
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-31
Total assets£-13.8k
Current assets£12.7k
Net assets£-15.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-06-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-06-04
    ➖
    KOOPER, Kathryn Anna resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-04-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-04-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-04-04
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    capital · SH01
  9. 2024-10-18
    ➕
    ROBB, Nicola Mary appointed
    director
  10. 2024-10-18
    ➕
    KOOPER, Kathryn Anna appointed
    director
  11. 2024-10-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2024-10-18
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-10-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2024-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As RYBOB LTD
  15. 2024-05-15
    ➕
    BRADY, Ryan George appointed
    director
  16. 2024-05-15
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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 2.0 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Nicola Mary Robb
Individual · British · DOB 12/1982 · age 44
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control04/04/2025
Mr Ryan George Brady
Individual · British · DOB 12/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control15/05/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Kathryn Anna Kooperceased 04/06/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-05-15
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC10850 — Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

Registered office

Unit A1 Strongford Business Park
19 Jubilee Road
Newtownards
BT23 4YH
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BRADY, Ryan George→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBB, Nicola Mary→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KOOPER, Kathryn Anna→
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-10-18 · resigned 2025-06-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-15