OLA KALA FOODS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC626258 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-01
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
£-31.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56101Licenced restaurants
  • 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
  • 56290Other food services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £31,524
Net assets shrinking
Down £41,714 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£32k
↓ 409% YoY
Current Assets
£40k
↑ 85% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£32k-£17k-£3k£11k£26k£40kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-29.9k£11.5k
Current assets£40.1k£21.6k
Net assets£-31.5k£10.2k

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
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-06-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-12-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-12-22
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2020-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-12-15
    ➕
    TZANETOS, Konstantinos appointed
    director
  16. 2020-12-15
    ➖
    TZANETOS ALEVRAS, Nikolaos resigned
    secretary
  17. 2020-12-15
    ➖
    ALEVRA, Paraskevi resigned
    director
  18. 2020-05-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2019-04-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As OLA KALA FOODS LTD
  20. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    TZANETOS ALEVRAS, Nikolaos appointed
    secretary
  21. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    ALEVRA, Paraskevi appointed
    director
  22. 2019-04-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Paraskevi Alevra
Individual · Greek · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/03/2026
Mr Konstantinos Tzanetos
Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/06/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Paraskevi Alevraceased 05/06/2025· 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
Incorporated2019-04-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

202 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

TZANETOS, Konstantinos→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TZANETOS ALEVRAS, Nikolaos→
secretary · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2020-12-15
Resigned
ALEVRA, Paraskevi→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2020-12-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05