442 BAR & GRILL LTD
💤Zombieactive
12865645 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-60.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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 72/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -52% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £60,255
Cash draining
Cash down 52% YoY
Cash YoY
-52%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£17k
↓ 52% YoY
Net Worth
-£60k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£27k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-60.3k | £-53.5k |
| Current assets | £27.4k | £46.0k |
| Cash | £17.3k | £36.0k |
| Debtors | £127 | — |
| Net assets | £-60.3k | £-53.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-15➖NANDRA, Aman Singh resigneddirector
- 2025-05-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-01➕NANDRA, Aman Singh appointeddirector
- 2025-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01➖NANDRA, Aman Singh resigneddirector
- 2025-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-21➕MERLIN BUSINESS SERVICES UK LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2025-03-21➕PINCHES, Colin Paul John appointeddirector
- 2025-03-21📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2025-03-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 442 BAR & GRILL LTD
- 2020-09-08➕NANDRA, Aman Singh appointeddirector
- 2020-09-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Colin Paul John Pinches Individual · English · DOB 01/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/03/2025 |
Miss Fay Elizabeth Wheatley Individual · English · DOB 07/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 21/03/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Aman Singh Nandraceased 21/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
Staffordshire Knot
Pinfold Street
Wednesbury
WS10 8TE
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
MERLIN BUSINESS SERVICES UK LTD→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2025-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PINCHES, Colin Paul John→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NANDRA, Aman Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~26y · appointed 2025-05-01 · resigned 2026-01-15
NANDRA, Aman Singh→
Resigneddirector · ~26y · appointed 2020-09-08 · resigned 2025-04-01
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-01
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-21