BK MANCHESTER LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.01M | £461.2k |
| Current assets | £895.3k | £256.2k |
| Net assets | £-14.0k | £-54.2k |
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-03-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-02-11📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-02-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-02-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-29➕BUCK, Daniel Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-11-29➖HAYCOX, Matthew David Norton resigneddirector
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-01➕HAYCOX, Matthew David Norton appointeddirector
- 2023-12-01➖THICK, Stephen Robert resigneddirector
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-05-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-08-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Huddle Spv 4 Limited
- 2020-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs BK MANCHESTER LIMITED
- 2020-07-03➕THICK, Stephen Robert 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 58 — 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 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Bierkeller Assets Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bierkeller Assets Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 29/11/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Matthew David Norton Haycoxceased 29/11/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Stephen Robert Thickceased 01/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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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8 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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Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Huddle Spv 4 Huddle Spv 4 Limited | A registered charge | — | 28/08/2020 | — |