OMNI TAVERNS LTD.
- · Oldest live charge 16.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.1y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £992.3k | — |
| Average employees | 8600 | 8000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-25🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-02-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-02-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-05-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-04-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2009-06-01➕STILL, Anne appointeddirector
- 2006-08-29🏢Company incorporatedAs OMNI TAVERNS LTD.
- 2006-08-29➕STILL, Anne appointedsecretary
- 2006-08-29➕STILL, Gary appointeddirector
- 2006-08-29➕FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-08-29➖FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2006-08-29➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2006-08-29➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Omni Taverns Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Omni Taverns Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/12/2019 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Charwood Taverns Limitedceased 16/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Gary Fraser Stillceased 11/09/2019· 25-50% shares
- Mr Anne Stillceased 11/09/2019· 25-50% shares
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.
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6 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
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Filing status
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/06/2014 | 25/06/2025 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 05/05/2010 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 22/04/2010 | — |