TULLANA RESTAURANT LTD
Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £725.5k | £697.3k |
| Current assets | £732.8k | £690.8k |
| Net assets | £710.7k | £672.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-03-19🏢Company incorporatedAs TULLANA RESTAURANT LTD
- 2014-03-19➕KNOX, Karen appointedsecretary
- 2014-03-19➕KNOX, Karen appointeddirector
- 2014-03-19➕KNOX, Raymond John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +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.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Karen Knox Individual · British · DOB 03/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/04/2026 |
Mr Raymond John Knox Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 19/03/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Karen Knoxceased 01/04/2026· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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