EAT & GO PHOENIX FOOD COMPANY LIMITED

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SC327774 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-16
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
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£39.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Processing and preserving of meat
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 78). 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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £39,857

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£40k
↑ 1036% YoY
Current Assets
£18k
↓ 60% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£9k£18k£28k£37k£46kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£30.9k£50.0k
Current assets£18.1k£45.9k
Net assets£39.9k£3.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-05-31
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  3. 2023-08-27
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  4. 2022-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2021-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2019-08-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2019-07-06
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  10. 2018-05-17
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  11. 2017-10-20
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  12. 2017-10-03
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    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2017-08-12
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    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  14. 2017-08-01
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  15. 2017-03-13
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    officers · CH01
  16. 2017-03-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-03-11
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    YASSEN, Naji Ayoub appointed
    director
  18. 2017-03-01
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    YASSEN, Ameira Alia resigned
    director
  19. 2013-10-01
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    YASSEN, Naji Ayoub appointed
    secretary
  20. 2012-06-15
    ➖
    YASSEN, Marissa Louise resigned
    director
  21. 2009-11-18
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    YASSEN, Ameira Alia appointed
    director
  22. 2009-11-17
    ➖
    BURRWIN, Ali Saed resigned
    secretary
  23. 2008-06-20
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    YASSEN, Marissa Louise appointed
    director
  24. 2008-06-20
    ➖
    YASSIEN, Naji Ayoub resigned
    director
  25. 2007-07-16
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    Company incorporated
    As EAT & GO PHOENIX FOOD COMPANY LIMITED
  26. 2007-07-16
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    BURRWIN, Ali Saed appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-07-16
    ➕
    YASSIEN, Naji Ayoub appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mr Naji Ayoub Hussain Yassen
Individual · British · DOB 12/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest16/07/2016
Naji Ayoub Yassen
Individual · British · DOB 12/1948 · age 78
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest22/08/2019

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
Incorporated2007-07-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10110 — Processing and preserving of meat

Registered office

Unit 1 Midfield Road
Mitchelston Industrial Estate
Kirkcaldy
Fife
KY1 3NL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

YASSEN, Naji Ayoub→
secretary · appointed 2013-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YASSEN, Naji Ayoub→
director · ~78y · appointed 2017-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURRWIN, Ali Saed→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-16 · resigned 2009-11-17
Resigned
YASSEN, Ameira Alia→
director · ~38y · appointed 2009-11-18 · resigned 2017-03-01
Resigned
YASSEN, Marissa Louise→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-06-20 · resigned 2012-06-15
Resigned
YASSIEN, Naji Ayoub→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-07-16 · resigned 2008-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-07
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2019-09-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-22