ENDEAVOUR HOSPITALITY LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC626049 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-29
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£-461.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £461,855
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£314
Net Worth
-£462k
Current Assets
£884k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-461.9k |
| Current assets | £883.6k |
| Cash | £314 |
| Debtors | £883.3k |
| Net assets | £-461.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-07-20📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-02-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-02-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-01-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-03-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ENDEAVOUR HOSPITALITY LIMITED
- 2019-03-29➕SMITH, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2019-03-29➕SMITH, Paul appointeddirector
- 2019-03-29➕SMITH, Stephen William appointeddirector
- 2019-03-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Paul Smith Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 29/03/2019 |
Stephen William Smith Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 29/03/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
52-54 King Street
Stirling
Stirling
FK8 1AY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
Active
Active
SMITH, Stephen William→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-03-29
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Recent filings (23 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-06