APRIL'S KITCHEN LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
10568558 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-17
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
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£-324.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £324,202
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£48k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
-£324k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£267k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-324.2k | £-274.0k |
| Current assets | £266.7k | £238.5k |
| Cash | £47.5k | £57.8k |
| Debtors | £149.2k | £111.7k |
| Net assets | £-324.2k | £-284.5k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-09➕DOHERTY, James Anthony appointeddirector
- 2022-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-03📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-12-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-02-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-02-22📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2021-02-22📍change-sail-address-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs APRIL'S KITCHEN LIMITED
- 2017-01-17➕DOHERTY, April Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2017-01-17➕STOBART, William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss April Elizabeth Stobart Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/08/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Oakfield Manor Estates Limitedceased 16/09/2021· 50-75% shares
- April's Bar Limitedceased 06/08/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ARMADA LIVINGS LIMITED→ 15131965 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AROS KITCHEN FRANCHISE LTD→ 15556927 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AROS KITCHEN WIDNES LTD→ 16530064 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
Oakfield Manor Farm Chelford Lane
Over Peover
Knutsford
WA16 8UQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DOHERTY, April Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2017-01-17
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DOHERTY, James Anthony→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-09-09
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STOBART, William→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2017-01-17
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Recent filings (30 total)
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2026-05-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-09-17