ANSUM KITCHEN LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12450912 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 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.
Key financials
1 year 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-07-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ANSUM KITCHEN LTD
- 2020-02-10➕EDWARDS, Lee appointeddirector
- 2020-02-10➕LAKER, Roxanne Ceri appointeddirector
- 2020-02-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Roxanne Ceri Laker Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/02/2020 |
Mr Lee Edwards Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/02/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities
Registered office
Thornworthy Lodge
Chagford
Newton Abbot
TQ13 8EY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
EDWARDS, Lee→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAKER, Roxanne Ceri→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2020-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22