848 HOLDINGS LIMITED
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -75% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £135.1k | £108.0k |
| Current assets | £1.35M | £800.5k |
| Cash | £25.9k | £105.5k |
| Debtors | £1.32M | £694.9k |
| Net assets | £127.5k | £102.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-10-03🏢Company incorporatedAs 848 HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2014-10-03➕BURN, David Foster appointeddirector
- 2014-10-03➕BURN, Kerry Foster appointeddirector
- 2014-10-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kerry Foster Burn Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr David Foster Burn Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 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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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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