ACANTEEN BAR AND RESTAURANT LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -82% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key 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 | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.9k | £18.2k |
| Current assets | £110.8k | £141.7k |
| Cash | £12.5k | £68.8k |
| Debtors | £78.4k | £65.1k |
| Net assets | £12.9k | £18.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-09-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bharat Vrajlal Poojara
- 2023-02-15🏢Company incorporatedAs ACANTEEN BAR AND RESTAURANT LIMITED
- 2023-02-15➕COOPER KEEBLE, Sarah Lisa appointeddirector
- 2023-02-15📄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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Sarah Lisa Cooper Keeble Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/02/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Bharat Vrajlal Poojara / Shila Vrajlal Poojara | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/09/2023 | — |