WICKEDSOUP LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC262436 · ltd · incorporated 2004-01-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£115.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.8y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £115,807
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,085 YoY
Cash YoY
+12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£26k
↑ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£116k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Assets
£198k
↓ 8.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£43k£86k£129k£172k£216kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£117.1k£131.3k
Current assets£198.0k£215.5k
Cash£26.2k£23.4k
Debtors£24.8k£51.5k
Net assets£115.8k£123.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-05
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  2. 2026-02-05
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  3. 2025-11-11
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  4. 2024-12-17
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  5. 2023-09-04
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  6. 2023-02-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-02-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-11-24
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-04
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-29
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    address · AD01
  12. 2019-08-30
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  13. 2018-08-14
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  14. 2017-09-11
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  15. 2016-11-03
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-08-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2008-06-16
    ➖
    WALTON, Jennifer Patricia resigned
    secretary
  18. 2004-05-12
    ➕
    WALTON, Jennifer Patricia appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-04-30
    ➖
    MOWBERRY, John Paul resigned
    director
  20. 2004-01-26
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    Company incorporated
    As WICKEDSOUP LTD.
  21. 2004-01-26
    ➕
    ROHDE, Patrick appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-01-26
    ➕
    ROHDE, Patrick appointed
    director
  23. 2004-01-26
    ➕
    MOWBERRY, John Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mrs Jennifer Patricia Walton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting24/01/2023
Mr Patrick Rohde
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-01-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

Unit B D10 Trade Park, Hawkhill Court
Mid Wynd
Dundee
DD1 4JG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

ROHDE, Patrick→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-26
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Active
ROHDE, Patrick→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-01-26
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Active
WALTON, Jennifer Patricia→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-12 · resigned 2008-06-16
Resigned
MOWBERRY, John Paul→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-01-26 · resigned 2004-04-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property09/08/2012—
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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-02-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09