7BONE PORTSWOOD LTD
💤Zombieactive
08444558 · ltd · incorporated 2013-03-14
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-07-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-14📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-09-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-07-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-10-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-10-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-06-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-08➖FOWLER, Travis resignedsecretary
- 2021-01-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-09-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2018-09-18➕FOWLER, Travis appointedsecretary
- 2018-07-25➖ZAMMIT, Richard Peter resigneddirector
- 2018-01-15➖LLOYD, Scott Anthony resigneddirector
- 2018-01-15➖TILLMAN, James Oliver resigneddirector
- 2017-01-04➕LLOYD, Scott Anthony appointeddirector
- 2017-01-04➖ROBINSON, Hugo Edward William resigneddirector
- 2016-08-17➕ROBINSON, Hugo Edward William appointeddirector
- 2016-08-17➕TILLMAN, James Oliver appointeddirector
- 2013-03-14🏢Company incorporatedAs 7BONE PORTSWOOD LTD
- 2013-03-14➕MOLLICONE, Matthew David appointeddirector
- 2013-03-14➕ZAMMIT, Richard Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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.)
Group structure
7bone Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
7bone Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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7BONE PORTSWOOD LTD
This company · 08444558
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
7bone Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 17/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 129 BERNARD STREET LIMITED→ 14954307 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 133 BERNARD STREET LIMITED→ 14960195 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 2025 SOTON GRILL HOUSE LIMITED→ 16170105 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 23 CITY ROAD LIMITED→ 15762198 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 3 G’S INNS LTD→ 12101144 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 3N ITALIAN LTD→ 13322295 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 4TH STREET KITCHEN LTD.→ 10749788 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| 5 RIVERS SPORTS BAR & GRILL LTD→ 10305559 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 7 FLAVOURS LTD.→ 10641236 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 7-HILLS KEBABS MIDANBURY LTD→ 15995310 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 7474 LIMITED→ 16152228 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-03-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
Unit 5 Crosshouse Centre
Crosshouse Road
Southampton
Hampshire
SO14 5GZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
MOLLICONE, Matthew David→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2013-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FOWLER, Travis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-09-18 · resigned 2021-01-08
LLOYD, Scott Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-01-04 · resigned 2018-01-15
ROBINSON, Hugo Edward William→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2016-08-17 · resigned 2017-01-04
TILLMAN, James Oliver→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2016-08-17 · resigned 2018-01-15
ZAMMIT, Richard Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2013-03-14 · resigned 2018-07-25
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 08/09/2020 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-09-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-05
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-10-13