ONEPUBS PLATFORM LTD

💤Zombieactive
13150808 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-15.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
  • 56301Licenced clubs
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,019
Cash YoY
+49%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£23k
↑ 49% YoY
Net Worth
-£15k
↑ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£140k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£128k-£75k-£21k£33k£86k£140kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£284.6k£10.2k
Current assets£139.9k£126.2k
Cash£23.4k£15.7k
Debtors£41.5k£35.5k
Net assets£-15.0k£-128.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 officers
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 officers
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-27
    ANSLOOS, Marcus Alphonse resigned
    director
  2. 2026-05-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-05-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-05-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2026-04-30
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  6. 2025-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-10-01
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-09-07
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-09-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-07-23
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  12. 2024-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-01-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2024-01-09
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2024-01-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2023-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-01-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2023-01-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2021-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ONEPUBS PLATFORM LTD
  20. 2021-01-21
    ANSLOOS, Samuel James appointed
    director
  21. 2021-01-21
    ANSLOOS, Marcus Alphonse appointed
    director
  22. 2021-01-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Some 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

1 med · 1 low
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-05-14: certificate-change-of-name-company

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Ansloos Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Ansloos Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ONEPUBS PLATFORM LTD
This company · 13150808

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ansloos Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting23/07/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Samuel James Ansloosceased 23/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Marcus Alphonse Ansloosceased 23/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2021-01-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

Plas Acton Garage
282 Chester Road
Wrexham
LL12 8DU
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ANSLOOS, Samuel James
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-01-21
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Active
ANSLOOS, Marcus Alphonse
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-01-21 · resigned 2026-05-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-05-14
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22