ADDISAND LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04680093 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-27
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), 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: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.2y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 20.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 5 | 0 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-10-06🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2016-06-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-06-01🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2016-03-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-03-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2015-12-17➖ELLIS, Sharon resignedsecretary
- 2015-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2006-02-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-03-05➕OZER, Mehmet appointeddirector
- 2003-03-05➕ELLIS, Sharon appointedsecretary
- 2003-03-05➖TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-03-05➖COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-02-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ADDISAND LIMITED
- 2003-02-27➕TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-02-27➕COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Mehmet Ozer Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1 OAK COMMUNITY MEALS CIC→ 16332725 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| AAA FLAVOUR LIMITED→ 14120576 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ACORN VILLAGE (TRADING) LIMITED→ 02978015 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
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| ACROPOLIS GREEK GYROS LTD→ 15713651 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADVANCE TASTE LTD→ 15314572 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFTER OFFICE HOURS COLCHESTER LTD→ 06666639 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| AFTERGLOW LTD→ 16506837 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AHAR THIDI LTD→ 16264310 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AIR B&B LILCHESTER LTD→ 14530854 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
Unit 1 Grange Way Business Park
Grange Way
Colchester
Essex
CO2 8HG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
OZER, Mehmet→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2003-03-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELLIS, Sharon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-03-05 · resigned 2015-12-17
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-27 · resigned 2003-03-05
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-27 · resigned 2003-03-05
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 06/10/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 01/06/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 11/09/2009 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 28/02/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-25