LARKWOOD KITCHENS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
14914149 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-05
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 2025
Net worth
£16
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46150
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £16
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,955 YoY
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£34k
↓ 8.3% YoY
Net Worth
£16
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£78k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £16 | £12.0k |
| Current assets | £77.7k | £50.5k |
| Cash | £34.1k | £37.1k |
| Debtors | £43.7k | £13.4k |
| Net assets | £16 | £12.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05🏢Company incorporatedAs LARKWOOD KITCHENS LIMITED
- 2023-06-05➕ESDON, Katherine Mary appointeddirector
- 2023-06-05➕EVANS, Luke Gervase Thorngate appointeddirector
- 2023-06-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Luke Gervase Thorngate Evans Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 05/06/2023 |
Mrs Katherine Mary Esdon Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 05/06/2023 |
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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTEGRA SOLUTIONS LIMITED→ 13385997 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| INTERPARCOS U.K. LIMITED→ 06870060 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| ISLANDERS FJ GROUP LTD→ 14476375 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| JOERG GEIGER LTD→ 15497855 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| JOHN JEFFERY (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ 13757917 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| JONES&COMPANY LTD→ 12841644 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| KATESKITCHEN MICROBAKERY LTD→ 16479763 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| KITAGAWA EUROPE LIMITED→ 01662295 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
| KITCHEN GARDEN BOTANICALS LTD→ 12852725 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| KONNECTGLOBAL HUB GROUP LTD→ 17044553 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEIGH WILLIAMS WINDOWS LIMITED→ 09098294 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| LIME STUFF LIMITED→ 07500608 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-06-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46150 — SIC 46150
Registered office
2 Springbourne Court High Street
Shrewton
Salisbury
SP3 4DB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18
Last: 2025-06-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ESDON, Katherine Mary→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
EVANS, Luke Gervase Thorngate→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (11 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-05