MEDUSA LOUNGE LONDON LIMITED

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11179642 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-31
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 Jan 2021
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2020Jan 2021

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2021-01-312020-01-31
Average employees500

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-01-05
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2023-01-03
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2022-09-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2022-05-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2022-05-07
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2022-04-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2022-01-27
    M, Jamila resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-01-27
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2021-12-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-29
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-05-21
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2021-05-18
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2020-08-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-10-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-01-31
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MEDUSA LOUNGE LONDON LIMITED
  16. 2018-01-31
    RAGEH, Mohamed Yusuf appointed
    director
  17. 2018-01-31
    M, Jamila appointed
    secretary
  18. 2018-01-31
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2022-10-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-02-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohamed Yusuf Rageh
Individual · British · DOB 04/1989 · age 37
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest31/01/2018

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
Incorporated2018-01-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

1 Coronation Road
London
NW10 7QE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2022-10-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2021-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2023-02-13OVERDUE
Last: 2022-01-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RAGEH, Mohamed Yusuf
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-01-31
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Active
M, Jamila
secretary · appointed 2018-01-31 · resigned 2022-01-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-01-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-05-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-04-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2021-05-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-28