TRADE KITCHENS 4 LESS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14211353 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-04
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
£-77.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 31020
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
18 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £77,634
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£78k
Current Assets
£37k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-76.1k |
| Current assets | £37.3k |
| Net assets | £-77.6k |
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
2
filings
- • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
15
filings
- • 6 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-01-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-01-08➕SKELCHER, Michael Paul appointeddirector
- 2026-01-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-12-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Allica Financial Services Limited
- 2025-12-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-12-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-11-14➕HOBSON, Ivo Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2025-11-14➕SCOFFIELD, Matthew James Mylrea appointeddirector
- 2025-11-14➕SILK, Richard Alexander appointeddirector
- 2025-11-14➖LAYCOCK, Bradley Paul resigneddirector
- 2025-11-14➖MOORE, Samuel Paul resigneddirector
- 2025-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-20➕MOORE, Samuel Paul appointeddirector
- 2022-09-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-04🏢Company incorporatedAs TRADE KITCHENS 4 LESS LTD
- 2022-07-04➕LAYCOCK, Bradley Paul appointeddirector
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: LAYCOCK, Bradley Paul resigned 2025-11-14; MOORE, Samuel Paul resigned 2025-11-14
Group structure
J & J Ormerod Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
J & J Ormerod Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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TRADE KITCHENS 4 LESS LTD
This company · 14211353
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
J & J Ormerod Plc Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/11/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Samuel Paul Mooreceased 14/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Bradley Paul Laycockceased 14/11/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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
Incorporated2022-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31020 — SIC 31020
Registered office
Avalon House
Lee Road
Bacup
OL13 0EA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
HOBSON, Ivo Hamilton→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2025-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SCOFFIELD, Matthew James Mylrea→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SILK, Richard Alexander→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SKELCHER, Michael Paul→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2026-01-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAYCOCK, Bradley Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2022-07-04 · resigned 2025-11-14
MOORE, Samuel Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~30y · appointed 2022-09-20 · resigned 2025-11-14
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Financial Services Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/12/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-03-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-01-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-02
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-12-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-11-27