ANDREW O'DWYER LEISURE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04318535 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-07
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-24.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 24.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 24.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £24,562
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4k
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£25k
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.4k | £3.4k |
| Cash | £3.6k | £3.6k |
| Net assets | £-24.6k | £-24.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2009-11-01➖O'DWYER, Theresa resignedsecretary
- 2007-07-03➖MASKELL, Siobhan Therese resignedsecretary
- 2007-07-03➕O'DWYER, Theresa appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-06➖MASKELL, Alan George resigneddirector
- 2002-04-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Interbrew UK Limited
- 2002-01-14➖DEAKIN, Amanda Jane resignedsecretary
- 2002-01-14➕MASKELL, Siobhan Therese appointedsecretary
- 2002-01-14➕MASKELL, Alan George appointeddirector
- 2001-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW O'DWYER LEISURE LIMITED
- 2001-11-07➕O'DWYER, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2001-11-07➕DEAKIN, Amanda Jane appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "O'DWYER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew O'Dwyer Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 07/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
Unit 8 Tanner Business Centre
Waterside Mill, Chew Valley Road
Greenfield
OL3 7NH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
O'DWYER, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2001-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DEAKIN, Amanda Jane→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-11-07 · resigned 2002-01-14
MASKELL, Siobhan Therese→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2007-07-03
O'DWYER, Theresa→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-07-03 · resigned 2009-11-01
MASKELL, Alan George→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2002-01-14 · resigned 2007-02-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Interbrew UK Interbrew UK Limited | Debenture | 1 property | 12/04/2002 | 30/01/2012 |
Recent filings (81 total)
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2022-07-28
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2020-11-12
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address · AD01
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officers · CH01
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