A & K'S CARIBBEAN TWIST LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13595230 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-31
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-15.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: 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, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 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
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,531
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£16k
↓ 86% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↑ 9.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.1k | £1.8k |
| Current assets | £1.0k | £945 |
| Net assets | £-15.5k | £-8.4k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-19➖DAVIS, Rebeckah Jade resigneddirector
- 2023-05-19➖DAVIS, Wesley Keith resigneddirector
- 2023-05-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-09-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-09📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-08-31🏢Company incorporatedAs A & K'S CARIBBEAN TWIST LTD
- 2021-08-31➕BROWN, Darren Richard Peter appointeddirector
- 2021-08-31➕BROWN, Nicola June appointeddirector
- 2021-08-31➕DAVIS, Rebeckah Jade appointeddirector
- 2021-08-31➕DAVIS, Wesley Keith appointeddirector
- 2021-08-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 Darren Richard Peter Brown Individual · British · DOB 07/1976 · age 50 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 31/08/2021 |
Mrs Nicola June Brown Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 31/08/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Wesley Keith Davisceased 19/05/2023· 50-75% shares
- Mrs Rebeckah Jade Davisceased 10/11/2021· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A MAGIC OF ANGEL LTD→ 16514000 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| ADRIATYKA LTD→ 15564511 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADVISEBEGIN LIMITED→ 03159441 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 30y | — | — |
| AERIN LIMITED→ 14771824 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AFRIKIKO SPICE LIMITED→ 16127754 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AFY'S CHICK A RICE LTD→ 16177796 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AHMEDS FAST FOOD LTD→ 15450954 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-08-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities
Registered office
23 Dunstable Road
Toddington
Dunstable
LU5 6DS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BROWN, Darren Richard Peter→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BROWN, Nicola June→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVIS, Rebeckah Jade→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2021-08-31 · resigned 2023-05-19
DAVIS, Wesley Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-08-31 · resigned 2023-05-19
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-10-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-09