HUNGRY HOUNDS PET SUPPLIES LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC459023 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-12

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

£106.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

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 (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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

38 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £106,087

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£106k

↑ 2.5% YoY

Current Assets

£92k

↓ 42% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Total assets	£125.2k	£148.3k
Current assets	£92.1k	£158.5k
Net assets	£106.1k	£103.5k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-06-27
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2025-04-14
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officers · TM01
2025-04-13
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THOMSON, John Stuart resigned
director
2024-10-01
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officers · AP01
2024-09-21
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THOMSON, John Stuart appointed
director
2024-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
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THOMSON, Mandy appointed
director
2024-02-27
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THOMSON, Mark Miller resigned
director
2024-02-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-27
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officers · TM01
2023-06-29
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accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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accounts · AA
2021-09-30
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accounts · AA
2020-09-29
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accounts · AA
2020-09-22
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address · AD01
2019-07-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-07-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-06-28
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accounts · AA
2018-06-25
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accounts · AA
2018-05-25
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accounts · AAMD
2014-02-10
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HORNALL, Paul resigned
director
2014-02-10
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THOMSON, Mark Miller appointed
director
2013-09-12
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Company incorporated
As HUNGRY HOUNDS PET SUPPLIES LTD
2013-09-12
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HORNALL, Paul 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Miller Thomson Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1967 · age 59	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mrs Mandy Thomson Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/07/2019

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Similar companies

Active · Retail · FK postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
THE PAINT SHED LIMITED→ SC031414 · est 1956	£8.76M £6.57M–£10.95M	£23.04M	—	10500	70y	83	70y
WEB PHARMACY LIMITED→ SC361420 · est 2009	£24.1k £18.1k–£30.2k	—	—	83	16y	84	51y
GRAMPIAN BLINDS LIMITED→ SC232209 · est 2002	—	—	—	700	23y	83	64y
KHALSA RETAIL LTD→ SC297040 · est 2006	—	—	—	1300	20y	83	62y
ANGLING ACTIVE LIMITED→ SC194095 · est 1999	—	—	—	2000	27y	82	78y
CAFE ALBERT LIMITED→ SC151077 · est 1994	—	—	—	30	31y	82	79y
DUNBAR THE JEWELLER LIMITED→ SC150912 · est 1994	—	—	£29.5k	—	31y	82	69y
EAST BOLDON VILLAGE PHARMACY LIMITED→ SC224250 · est 2001	—	—	£116.8k	—	24y	82	68y
FRAMED IMAGES WORKSHOPS LIMITED→ SC190202 · est 1998	—	—	£31.2k	—	27y	82	70y
HARGREAVES RECLAMATION LIMITED→ SC246805 · est 2003	—	—	—	700	23y	82	68y
JOHN HILL BUTCHER LIMITED→ SC223783 · est 2001	—	—	£120.7k	—	24y	82	63y
MAC AUTO ELECTRICS LIMITED→ SC109018 · est 1988	—	—	—	500	38y	82	80y

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-09-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores

Registered office

31 Castle Road

Bankside Industrial Estate

Falkirk

FK2 7UY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-26

Last: 2025-09-12

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

THOMSON, Mandy→

director · ~57y · appointed 2024-02-27

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Active

HORNALL, Paul→

director · ~52y · appointed 2013-09-12 · resigned 2014-02-10

Resigned

THOMSON, John Stuart→

director · ~63y · appointed 2024-09-21 · resigned 2025-04-13

Resigned

THOMSON, Mark Miller→

director · ~59y · appointed 2014-02-10 · resigned 2024-02-27

Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-04-14

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-10-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-06-30

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-02-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-11-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-06-29

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-10-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-10-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-09-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2020-09-29