700 DRINKS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10725745 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-13
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
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£23.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: 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).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £23,323
Net assets shrinking
Down £27,747 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£23k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£23k£34k£45k£56kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£28.9k£57.7k
Current assets£26.9k£56.5k
Net assets£23.3k£51.1k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-02-18
    ➖
    HAGHIGHI, Dariush resigned
    director
  10. 2021-02-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-12-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-10-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2019-04-26
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2017-10-15
    ➖
    FINNON, Tom resigned
    director
  19. 2017-10-15
    ➖
    MCGLOIN, Niall resigned
    director
  20. 2017-05-07
    ➕
    FINNON, Tom appointed
    director
  21. 2017-05-07
    ➕
    HAGHIGHI, Dariush appointed
    director
  22. 2017-05-07
    ➕
    MCGLOIN, Niall appointed
    director
  23. 2017-04-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 700 DRINKS LTD
  24. 2017-04-13
    ➕
    FILIPPOPOULOS, Filippos appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-04-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

8 Eastgate
Leeds
LS2 7JL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-07
Last: 2026-04-23

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

FILIPPOPOULOS, Filippos→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-04-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FINNON, Tom→
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-05-07 · resigned 2017-10-15
Resigned
HAGHIGHI, Dariush→
director · ~37y · appointed 2017-05-07 · resigned 2021-02-18
Resigned
MCGLOIN, Niall→
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-05-07 · resigned 2017-10-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-02-22