KRISPY CHICKEN AND FISH BAR LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC498000 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-17
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
£418
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
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, 2 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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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)
Positive net assets
Net assets £418

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£418
↑ 107% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£6k£546£7k£13k£19k£25kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£5.1k£2.5k
Current assets£25.1k£18.7k
Net assets£418£-5.6k

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-27
    RAHMAN, Md Nayeem Ur resigned
    director
  7. 2022-04-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-04-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-04-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-02-17
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    Company incorporated
    As KRISPY CHICKEN AND FISH BAR LTD
  17. 2015-02-17
    ISLAM, Md Habibul appointed
    director
  18. 2015-02-17
    RAHMAN, Md Nayeem Ur 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

50/100
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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Md Habibul Islam
Individual · Bangladeshi · DOB 12/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/11/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Md Nayeem Ur Rahmanceased 27/04/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-02-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

Unit-B
Provost Sinclair Road
Thurso
Caithness
KW14 7AS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ISLAM, Md Habibul
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-02-17
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Active
RAHMAN, Md Nayeem Ur
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-02-17 · resigned 2022-04-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-09