ALFRESCO INNS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
12713072 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-02
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-143.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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.

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £143,557
Cash YoY
-34%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 34% YoY
Net Worth
-£144k
↓ 114% YoY
Current Assets
£220k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£144k-£58k£27k£113k£198k£283kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
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.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-04-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-14
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2021-03-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2020-07-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALFRESCO INNS LIMITED
  10. 2020-07-02
    HUGHES, Christopher appointed
    director
  11. 2020-07-02
    HUGHES, Peter Andrew appointed
    director
  12. 2020-07-02
    MANTOVANI, Andrea appointed
    director
  13. 2020-07-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Hughes
Individual · British · DOB 02/1984 · age 42
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/07/2020
Mr Andrea Mantovani
Individual · Italian · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/07/2020
Mr Peter Andrew Hughes
Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/07/2020

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
Incorporated2020-07-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

Sutherland House
1759 London Road
Leigh-On-Sea
Essex
SS9 2RZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-18
Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HUGHES, Christopher
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-07-02
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Active
HUGHES, Peter Andrew
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-07-02
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Active
MANTOVANI, Andrea
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-07-02
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Active

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Recent filings (15 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-04-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-03-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-07-02