NOZBO DRINKS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC555323 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-23
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11070
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-08-29
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  4. 2024-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-02-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2022-01-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-04-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2021-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2019-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2017-01-23
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    Company incorporated
    As NOZBO DRINKS LIMITED
  19. 2017-01-23
    IGBOAYAKA, Solomon appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-05

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Solomon Anozie Igboayaka
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
sig. influencesignificant influence10/04/2025

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
Incorporated2017-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11070 — SIC 11070

Registered office

18 Blairythan Place
Foveran
Ellon
AB41 6HA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-05OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

IGBOAYAKA, Solomon
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-01-23
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-29
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-20
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-02-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-04