WOODFIRED GUYS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive

SC757274 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-01

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 Feb 2025

Net worth

—

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

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

6 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Average employees	200	200

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand

2025-10-27
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accounts · AA
2024-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-01
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Company incorporated
As WOODFIRED GUYS LTD
2023-02-01
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HAMILTON, John Campbell appointed
director
2023-02-01
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SHIELDS, David Robert appointed
director
2023-02-01
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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
David Robert Shields Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1986 · age 40	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	01/02/2023
Mr John Campbell Hamilton Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1984 · age 42	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/02/2023

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

Incorporated2023-02-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

51 Borthwick Drive

East Kilbride

Glasgow

G75 8YR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-14

Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HAMILTON, John Campbell→

director · ~42y · appointed 2023-02-01

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Active

SHIELDS, David Robert→

director · ~40y · appointed 2023-02-01

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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-10-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-10-31

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-01

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-02-01