0440 LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15082855 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-18
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.
Why now
Window steady · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 9 → 10
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 910
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56210Event catering activities
  • 56302Public houses and bars
  • 90020Support activities to performing arts
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,408

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£360k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£294.6k
Current assets£359.6k
Net assets£2.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-07-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-13
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-05-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-05-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-03-15
    MANSFELD, Maria appointed
    director
  7. 2024-03-15
    MANSFELD, Emy Gabriella appointed
    director
  8. 2024-03-15
    MANSFELD, Emy Gabriella resigned
    director
  9. 2024-03-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-03-15
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-08-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 0440 LTD
  12. 2023-08-18
    THOMAS, Martin Wade appointed
    director
  13. 2023-08-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Wade Thomas
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/08/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

20 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MANSFELD, Maria
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-03-15
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Active
THOMAS, Martin Wade
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-08-18
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Active
MANSFELD, Emy Gabriella
director · ~21y · appointed 2024-03-15 · resigned 2024-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-15
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-18