THE PIG 'N' FROG BISTRO LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

NI694042 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-27

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

£-22.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Event catering activities

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

8 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £22,579

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£23k

↑ 26% YoY

Current Assets

£18k

↑ 482% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31
Total assets	£-22.6k	£-23.8k
Current assets	£18.3k	£3.1k
Net assets	£-22.6k	£-30.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand

2026-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-23
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-27
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Company incorporated
As THE PIG 'N' FROG BISTRO LTD
2023-01-27
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ALDERMAN, Alicia Mary Ann appointed
director
2023-01-27
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MEENAN, Jason appointed
director
2023-01-27
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited 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

clean

No 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
Mrs Alicia Mary Ann Alderman Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 09/1979 · age 47	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	27/01/2023
Mr Jason Meenan Individual · Irish · DOB 03/1975 · age 51	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	27/01/2023

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-01-27

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

61 Spencer Road

Derry

BT47 6AA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-09

Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ALDERMAN, Alicia Mary Ann→

director · ~47y · appointed 2023-01-27

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Active

MEENAN, Jason→

director · ~51y · appointed 2023-01-27

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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-10

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-04-24

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-04-23

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-18

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-01-27