ANNIKAS APRON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09723852 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-08
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£10.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £10,384
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£10k
↑ 148% YoY
Current Assets
£103k
↑ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £114.2k | £-9.8k |
| Current assets | £102.8k | £64.0k |
| Cash | — | £36.4k |
| Debtors | — | £4.8k |
| Net assets | £10.4k | £-21.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-12-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-13➖DARLEY, Craig resigneddirector
- 2018-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-24➕WARDALE-GÖTHE, Mark Tobias appointeddirector
- 2015-12-15➖HUNTER, Adrian resigneddirector
- 2015-08-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ANNIKAS APRON LIMITED
- 2015-08-08➕WARDALE-GÖTHE, Annika Marie appointeddirector
- 2015-08-08➕DARLEY, Craig appointeddirector
- 2015-08-08➕HUNTER, Adrian appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Patrick Wood Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/12/2018 |
Mr Mark Tobias Wardale-Göthe Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 22/09/2017 |
Mrs Annika Marie Wardale-Göthe Individual · British · DOB 06/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Craig John Darleyceased 13/12/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-08-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities
Registered office
38 Church Road
North Ferriby
HU14 3BU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
WARDALE-GÖTHE, Annika Marie→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2015-08-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WARDALE-GÖTHE, Mark Tobias→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2017-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DARLEY, Craig→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2015-08-08 · resigned 2018-12-13
HUNTER, Adrian→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-08-08 · resigned 2015-12-15
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Recent filings (37 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-06