ABOUT WITH FRIENDS HOSPITALITY LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15267648 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-07
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
- 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-07➕HIGGINS, Martin Peter appointeddirector
- 2025-10-06➖MOSES, Jamie resigneddirector
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-11-07🏢Company incorporatedAs ABOUT WITH FRIENDS HOSPITALITY LIMITED
- 2023-11-07➕CLAXTON, James appointeddirector
- 2023-11-07➕HARWOOD, David Lee appointeddirector
- 2023-11-07➕MOSES, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2023-11-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
About With Friends is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
About With Friends
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABOUT WITH FRIENDS HOSPITALITY LIMITED
This company · 15267648
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
About With Friends Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 07/11/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-11-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
22 Holt Road
Cromer
Norfolk
NR27 9JW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
CLAXTON, James→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-11-07
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HARWOOD, David Lee→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-11-07
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HIGGINS, Martin Peter→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-10-07
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MOSES, Jamie→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2023-11-07 · resigned 2025-10-06
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Recent filings (10 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-07