5 & 2 REGALE LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £8.4k |
| Net assets | — | £14.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-04📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2020-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-05📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-03➖EKUN, Benedicta Odufua resignedsecretary
- 2018-01-03➖EKUN, Benedicta Odufua resigneddirector
- 2018-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-01-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2010-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 5 & 2 REGALE LIMITED
- 2010-12-22➕SHOTADE, Regina Ulekhia appointeddirector
- 2010-12-22➕EKUN, Benedicta Odufua appointedsecretary
- 2010-12-22➕EKUN, Benedicta Odufua appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Regina Ulekhia Shotade Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest | 22/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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