AUBERGE BAR & RESTAURANT LIMITED

🚨Distressedactive
08293260 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-14
Investment thesis
Distressed but structurally messy — likely a value trap without major surgery.
Why interesting: Headline may look cheap; sector may be recovering.
Why risky: Critical deal-killers in ownership or security; closing cost and post-deal clean-up likely to dominate.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2023
Net worth
£-32.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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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 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £32,622

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£33k
↓ 8622% YoY
Current Assets
£90k
↓ 6.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£33k-£7k£19k£45k£70k£96kNov 2022Nov 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2023-11-302022-11-30
Current assets£89.7k£95.9k
Net assets£-32.6k£-374

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2024-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-10-17
    FELL, Iain James appointed
    director
  10. 2024-10-16
    LEAMON, Lisa Margaret resigned
    director
  11. 2023-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-08-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-08-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-08-03
    BABBAGE, Harriet Cassie resigned
    director
  20. 2018-08-03
    LEAMON, Lisa Margaret appointed
    director
  21. 2012-11-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUBERGE BAR & RESTAURANT LIMITED
  22. 2012-11-14
    BABBAGE, Harriet Cassie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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 ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Iain James Fell
Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
75100%
75-100% shares08/10/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Lisa Margaret Leamonceased 08/10/2024· significant influence
  • Ms Harriet Cassie Babbageceased 03/08/2018· significant influence

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
Incorporated2012-11-14
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

Office
25 Frogmore Street
Abergavenny
Monmouthshire
NP7 5AH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-11-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FELL, Iain James
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-10-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BABBAGE, Harriet Cassie
director · ~36y · appointed 2012-11-14 · resigned 2018-08-03
Resigned
LEAMON, Lisa Margaret
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-08-03 · resigned 2024-10-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-30