ALFRESCO INNS LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -34% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-43.1k | £29.2k |
| Current assets | £220.0k | £283.3k |
| Cash | £2.4k | £3.6k |
| Debtors | £213.9k | £272.7k |
| Net assets | £-143.6k | £-67.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-04-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ALFRESCO INNS LIMITED
- 2020-07-02➕HUGHES, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2020-07-02➕HUGHES, Peter Andrew appointeddirector
- 2020-07-02➕MANTOVANI, Andrea appointeddirector
- 2020-07-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christopher Hughes Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/07/2020 |
Mr Andrea Mantovani Individual · Italian · DOB 07/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/07/2020 |
Mr Peter Andrew Hughes Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
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