AMERICAN DINER KENT LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14146969 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-01
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £4,969
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,294 YoY
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£31k
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 73% YoY
Current Assets
£31k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.0k | £18.3k |
| Current assets | £30.7k | £27.7k |
| Cash | £30.7k | £27.7k |
| Net assets | £5.0k | £18.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-26➕CHAPMAN, Sydney Mavis appointeddirector
- 2023-01-26➕WHITTLE, Marcy Ida appointeddirector
- 2022-06-01🏢Company incorporatedAs AMERICAN DINER KENT LIMITED
- 2022-06-01➕CHAPMAN, Ida Mavis appointeddirector
- 2022-06-01➕CHAPMAN, Sidney George appointeddirector
- 2022-06-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Ida Mavis Chapman Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/06/2022 |
Mr Sidney George Chapman Individual · British · DOB 11/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/06/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-06-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
3 Conqueror Court
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 5BH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
CHAPMAN, Ida Mavis→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-06-01
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CHAPMAN, Sidney George→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-06-01
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CHAPMAN, Sydney Mavis→
Activedirector · ~22y · appointed 2023-01-26
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WHITTLE, Marcy Ida→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2023-01-26
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Recent filings (11 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-03-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-01