ADDGUESTS LTD
- · Oldest live charge 4.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.2y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Charge age ~4.2 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
- · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|
| Turnover | £110.15M |
| Gross profit | £14.10M |
| Operating profit | £-43.2k |
| Profit before tax | £-159.4k |
| Average employees | 1000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals 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 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-06-02📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2026-05-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2026-05-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-01➕ALTIOS INTERNATIONAL UK LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2026-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-19📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-06➖BEAUGENDRE, Nicolas Albert resigneddirector
- 2025-06-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-10✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-02-21➕THENOT, Clement Antoine appointeddirector
- 2024-01-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-30➖SMITH, Richard Paul resigneddirector
- 2023-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-19➕SMITH, Richard Paul appointeddirector
- 2022-12-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-04-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-04-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hiscox Insurance Company Limited
- 2022-03-01📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-02-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-02➕STUART DAVIES, Neale Owen appointeddirector
- 2021-06-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ADDGUESTS LTD
- 2021-06-25➕BEAUGENDRE, Nicolas Albert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-12-10: certificate-change-of-name-company
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Leisure & entertainment · NW postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ 05060678 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 2D FICTION ANIMATION LTD→ 15154093 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 3D EYE LIMITED→ 03957873 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| 3D MEDIA LTD→ 11898584 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| 4BOOKME CONCIERGE LTD→ 16716308 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 764 PUBLISHING LIMITED→ 15990552 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 831 IMAGES LIMITED→ 11591060 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ABBEY BOX OFFICE LIMITED→ 00472019 · est 1949 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 76y | — | — |
| ABBEY EXECUTIVE SERVICES LIMITED→ 14278483 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ABBEY LEISURE GROUP LIMITED→ 00887321 · est 1966 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 59y | — | — |
| ABBEY TRAVEL & SPORTS SERVICES LIMITED→ 15657725 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS FACTORY CIC→ 14367374 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Hiscox Insurance Company Hiscox Insurance Company Limited | A registered charge | — | 12/04/2022 | 08/12/2022 |