VQ HOLDCO LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15459334 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-01
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower 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
2 live charges · oldest 1.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
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
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
16 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2024-02-29 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-14➖WHITAKER, Daren resigneddirector
- 2025-11-13➕FLOYD, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2025-11-13➕LOFTHOUSE, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-27📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-11-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- 2024-11-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-03-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-02-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-02-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-22📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2024-02-01🏢Company incorporatedAs VQ HOLDCO LIMITED
- 2024-02-01➕WHITAKER, Daren appointeddirector
- 2024-02-01📄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 2.3 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Daren Whitaker Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/02/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate
Registered office
1st Floor Nq Building
47 Bengal Street
Manchester
M4 6BB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
FLOYD, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2025-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LOFTHOUSE, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2025-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITAKER, Daren→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2024-02-01 · resigned 2025-11-14
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/11/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Greater Manchester Combined Authority | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/11/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-27
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-08-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-02-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-02-26
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-02-22