ADVENTURE BARS CARDIFF LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13811504 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-21
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 3.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 3.9y
75/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
20 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-01-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-12-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2025-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-07-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-30➕WILLINGHAM-TOXVAERD, Michael appointeddirector
- 2023-11-30➖ROLPH, Toby John resigneddirector
- 2023-09-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-05➕WILLINGHAM-TOXVAERD, Sarah Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-09-05➖KIDD, Thomas resigneddirector
- 2023-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-06📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-09-06📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-09-05📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-04-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-12-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ADVENTURE BARS CARDIFF LIMITED
- 2021-12-21➕KIDD, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2021-12-21➕ROLPH, Toby John appointeddirector
- 2021-12-21📄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.)
Group structure
+Venture Battersea Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
+Venture Battersea Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ADVENTURE BARS CARDIFF LIMITED
This company · 13811504
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
+Venture Battersea Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 21/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
20 Midtown Procter Street
London
WC1V 6NX
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
WILLINGHAM-TOXVAERD, Michael→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLINGHAM-TOXVAERD, Sarah Louise→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2023-09-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KIDD, Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-12-21 · resigned 2023-09-05
ROLPH, Toby John→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-12-21 · resigned 2023-11-30
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/12/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 3 properties | 01/09/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (20 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-30