LITTLE PENGUIN PROPERTY LIMITED
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 68320Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 4.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.8 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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 →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 | £124.7k | £119.5k |
| Current assets | £731 | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £4.5k | £675 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2024-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Paragon Bank PLC
- 2021-03-03🏢Company incorporatedAs LITTLE PENGUIN PROPERTY LIMITED
- 2021-03-03➕RELF, Andrew Christopher Harry, Dr appointeddirector
- 2021-03-03📄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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dr Andrew Christopher Harry Relf Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 03/03/2021 |
Dr Kerry Louise Relf Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 03/03/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 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.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/10/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Paragon Paragon Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/07/2021 | — |