2R5 LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15208869 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-13
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 2024
Net worth
£21.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £21,812
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£22k
Current Assets
£194k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £448.1k |
| Current assets | £194.3k |
| Net assets | £21.8k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-09-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-03-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2023-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs 2R5 LTD
- 2023-10-13➕PRABHAKARAN, Virutthasalam appointeddirector
- 2023-10-13➕RAJA, Imran Khan appointeddirector
- 2023-10-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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.)
Group structure
Hnb Holding Ltd holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Hnb Holding Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
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2R5 LTD
This company · 15208869
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hnb Holding Ltd Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/09/2025 |
Mr Imran Khan Raja Individual · British · DOB 07/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/10/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Virutthasalam Prabhakaranceased 25/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1ST BASE CATERING LTD→ 13218198 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| 4RIVERS CATERING LTD→ 15864977 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 5 MAFHHIS LIMITED→ 15247147 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
297 West End Road
Ruislip
HA4 6QS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-13
Last: 2025-09-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PRABHAKARAN, Virutthasalam→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAJA, Imran Khan→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/03/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-13