7 LOTUS LTD
- 56101Licenced restaurants
- 56210Event catering activities
- 70100Activities of head offices
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £25.00M |
| Current assets | — | £10.00M |
| Cash | — | £10.00M |
| Net assets | — | £25.00M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 address
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-03-26📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-10-13➕LY, Vanna appointeddirector
- 2023-10-13➖CHEN, Hongmei resigneddirector
- 2023-10-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-10-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC03
- 2023-10-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-01-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs 7 LOTUS LTD
- 2019-10-07➕CHEN, Hongmei appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-11-13: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Vanna Ly Individual · French · DOB 06/2023 · age 3 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest | 13/10/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Vanna Lyceased 13/10/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Hongmei Chenceased 13/10/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Hospitality · CF postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6002 LTD→ 12214622 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 77 WILSHIRE LTD→ 16997752 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 7SM LIMITED→ 13324620 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| A FAIRY GODMOTHER LIMITED→ 11494127 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| A-D-L CATERING LTD→ 10162064 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| A.E.M PROPERTY LTD→ 15719273 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A&B PRODUCTIONS LTD→ 16530600 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A&D RESIDENCE LTD→ 17114972 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A3 CATERING LIMITED→ 16584600 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AAA AND FRIENDS LTD→ 16847941 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AAHIL FOODS LIMITED→ 15178766 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AAIZA LTD→ 13500181 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
7 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 →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.