FOSS STREET DARTMOUTH LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 3.9y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £215.9k |
| Current assets | — | £716.4k |
| Cash | — | £7.5k |
| Debtors | — | £1.8k |
| Net assets | — | £162.4k |
| Average employees | 0 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-11🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2026-02-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2026-01-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-01-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-06-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-06-05➖BRIGHT, Kevin Ashley resigneddirector
- 2023-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-09-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-01🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Close Brothers Limited
- 2022-09-01🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Close Brothers Limited
- 2021-12-31🏢Company incorporatedAs FOSS STREET DARTMOUTH LTD
- 2021-12-31➕HUGHES, Bradley Simon appointeddirector
- 2021-12-31➕BRIGHT, Kevin Ashley appointeddirector
- 2021-12-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Hughes Family Property Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hughes Family Property Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 30/04/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Hughes Trading Co (Bath) Limitedceased 30/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Bright Trading (Sw) Ltdceased 05/06/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/09/2022 | 11/02/2026 | |
| satisfied | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/09/2022 | 11/02/2026 |