2KNIVES BAR AND KITCHEN LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11635328 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-22
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
- 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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, 3 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 500 |
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
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-12-20📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-12-01➖LAFFERTY, Ryan resigneddirector
- 2018-10-22🏢Company incorporatedAs 2KNIVES BAR AND KITCHEN LTD
- 2018-10-22➕CRANN, David Stephen appointeddirector
- 2018-10-22➕FORSTER, Sophie appointeddirector
- 2018-10-22➕LAFFERTY, Ryan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Stephen Crann Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42 | — | 50–75% | 50-75% voting | 01/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-10-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
Unit 43 Walker Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE6 2HL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-22
Last: 2025-12-08
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CRANN, David Stephen→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2018-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORSTER, Sophie→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2018-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAFFERTY, Ryan→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · appointed 2018-10-22 · resigned 2018-12-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-05