THE PLOUGH AT ALVESCOT LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15375969 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-29
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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 (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-05📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2025-05-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-01➖LAKE, Daniel Peter resigneddirector
- 2025-04-01➖LAKE, Gemma Lucy resigneddirector
- 2024-09-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-12-29🏢Company incorporatedAs THE PLOUGH AT ALVESCOT LTD
- 2023-12-29➕FORD, Caroline Lorna appointeddirector
- 2023-12-29➕FORD, David John appointeddirector
- 2023-12-29➕LAKE, Daniel Peter appointeddirector
- 2023-12-29➕LAKE, Gemma Lucy appointeddirector
- 2023-12-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David John Ford Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/04/2025 |
Mrs Caroline Lorna Ford Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/04/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-12-29
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
The Plough Inn
Main Road
Alvescot
OX18 2PU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
FORD, Caroline Lorna→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-12-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORD, David John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-12-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAKE, Daniel Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-12-29 · resigned 2025-04-01
LAKE, Gemma Lucy→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-12-29 · resigned 2025-04-01
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Recent filings (11 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-05
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-06-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-12-29