FOOD FOR FAMILIES LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC441921 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-02-04

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-28
Total assets	—	£0
Net assets	—	£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-11-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-02-14
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officers · AP01
2018-02-01
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KENNEDY, Joanna appointed
director
2017-11-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-07-03
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officers · TM01
2017-05-31
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MONAGHAN, Paul William, Dr resigned
director
2016-11-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-02-09
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2015-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-03-12
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
annual-return · AR01
2013-02-04
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Company incorporated
As FOOD FOR FAMILIES LTD
2013-02-04
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GILCHRIST, Alexanderina appointed
secretary
2013-02-04
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MONAGHAN, Paul William, Dr 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Alexandrina Mary Gilchrist Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1958 · age 68	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest	06/02/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2013-02-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

David Whyte House

57 Chruch Street

Inverness

Highland

IV1 1DR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-11

Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

GILCHRIST, Alexanderina→

secretary · appointed 2013-02-04

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Active

KENNEDY, Joanna→

director · ~55y · appointed 2018-02-01

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Active

MONAGHAN, Paul William, Dr→

director · ~61y · appointed 2013-02-04 · resigned 2017-05-31

Resigned

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