EAT BALANCED LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC385657 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-21
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
£95.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.1y

0/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £95,330

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£70k
Net Worth
£95k
Current Assets
£355k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£71k£142k£213k£284k£355kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£95.3k—
Current assets£355.3k—
Cash£70.2k—
Debtors£285.1k—
Net assets£95.3k—
Average employees—100

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-28
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-04-28
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    Charge satisfied #1
  5. 2025-04-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2025-04-25
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Ecapital Commercial Finance (North) Limited
  7. 2025-03-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-11-15
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  9. 2024-10-31
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  10. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2024-03-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bibby Invoice Discounting Limited
  13. 2023-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-09-22
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  15. 2022-12-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-11-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-09-28
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  22. 2020-09-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2016-08-16
    ➖
    MCKINNON SILLARS, Kathleen resigned
    director
  24. 2014-02-20
    ➕
    MCKINNON SILLARS, Kathleen appointed
    director
  25. 2010-09-21
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    Company incorporated
    As EAT BALANCED LIMITED
  26. 2010-09-21
    ➕
    MACLEAN, Donnie Robert De Andrade appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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 Donnie Robert De Andrade Maclean
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1978 · age 48
75–100%
—75-100% shares16/08/2016

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
Incorporated2010-09-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10850 — Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes

Registered office

38 Abden Avenue
Kinghorn
Burntisland
KY3 9TE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-21
Last: 2025-09-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MACLEAN, Donnie Robert De Andrade→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-09-21
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Active
MCKINNON SILLARS, Kathleen→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-02-20 · resigned 2016-08-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Ecapital Commercial Finance (North)
Ecapital Commercial Finance (North) Limited
A registered charge—25/04/2025—
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Invoice Discounting Limited
A registered charge4 properties21/03/202428/04/2025
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Recent filings (76 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-28
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-24
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-11-15
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-07
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2023-09-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-12-19