BRITALIA (KENDAL) LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15404141 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-10
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£9.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £8,965
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£9k
Current Assets
£69k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.9k |
| Current assets | £69.2k |
| Net assets | £9.0k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-21➕FORSGARDH, Stefan Oje appointeddirector
- 2026-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-16➖FORSGARDH, Stefan resigneddirector
- 2026-01-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-05📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-10🏢Company incorporatedAs BRITALIA (KENDAL) LTD
- 2024-01-10➕KING, Nikki Irene appointeddirector
- 2024-01-10➕FORSGARDH, Stefan appointeddirector
- 2024-01-10➕KING, Nikki Irene appointeddirector
- 2024-01-10➖KING, Nikki Irene resigneddirector
- 2024-01-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stefan Oje Forsgardh Individual · Swedish · DOB 03/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 11/01/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Stefan Oje Forsgardhceased 21/01/2026· significant influence
- Mr Stefan Forsgardhceased 01/01/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2024-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
4 Park Road
Windermere
LA23 2AW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
FORSGARDH, Stefan Oje→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2026-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KING, Nikki Irene→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORSGARDH, Stefan→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-01-10 · resigned 2026-01-16
KING, Nikki Irene→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-01-10 · resigned 2024-01-10
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-05
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23