A FISTFUL OF DICE LTD

🌳Matureactive
08967729 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-31
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-68.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47650
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £68,019

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£68k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£109k
↑ 5.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£68k-£33k£3k£38k£73k£109kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£84.9k£76.9k
Current assets£108.9k£102.9k
Net assets£-68.0k£-59.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-17
    ➕
    BOOTH, Karl Adam appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-12-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-18
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  13. 2018-04-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-03-31
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-03-31
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-02-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-02-09
    ➖
    WILSON, Scott Robert resigned
    director
  19. 2015-07-25
    ➖
    BOOTH, Karl resigned
    director
  20. 2014-03-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A FISTFUL OF DICE LTD
  21. 2014-03-31
    ➕
    HENNION, David Peter appointed
    director
  22. 2014-03-31
    ➕
    BOOTH, Karl appointed
    director
  23. 2014-03-31
    ➕
    WILSON, Scott Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Peter Hennion
Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Karl-Adam Booth
Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Scott Robert Wilsonceased 09/02/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47650 — SIC 47650

Registered office

69 Elm Grove
Southsea
PO5 1JF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BOOTH, Karl Adam→
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-12-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENNION, David Peter→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOOTH, Karl→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-03-31 · resigned 2015-07-25
Resigned
WILSON, Scott Robert→
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-03-31 · resigned 2018-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-11