ARDS ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 address
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-04✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-10-29✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ARDS ENTERPRISES LIMITED
- 2023-12-13➕MC DERMOTT, Catherine Mary appointeddirector
- 2023-12-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high · 1 med ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-26
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-06-04: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2024-10-29: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Catherine Mary Mc Dermott Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 07/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/12/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Hospitality · BT postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A PECULIAR TEA LTD→ NI733332 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ANDENA RESIDENTIAL HOME LTD→ NI033299 · est 1997 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 28y | — | — |
| ANFIELD IRON LTD→ NI699890 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ANGELS' SHARE, BELFAST LTD→ NI716311 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANNETTS CATERING LTD→ NI685600 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ANSA LEISURE LIMITED→ NI672112 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ANTRIM ROAD DELI LTD→ NI659546 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ARDGLASS SEA PRODUCTS LIMITED→ NI019419 · est 1986 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 39y | — | — |
| ARDS CAFE LIMITED→ NI737346 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARDS DINING LIMITED→ NI737344 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARDS EATERIES LIMITED→ NI737347 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARDS FAST FOODS LIMITED→ NI737345 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.