JAMES OFFICER RESTAURANT LIMITED

🚨Distressedactive
11204483 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-14
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2023
Net worth
£-25.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £25,179
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£25k
↓ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£22k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£25k-£14k-£2k£9k£21k£32kFeb 2022Feb 2023

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-02-282022-02-28
Total assets£4.8k£14.6k
Current assets£22.3k£32.0k
Cash£22.3k£22.3k
Net assets£-25.2k£-15.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-06
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2025-04-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2024-03-15
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2024-03-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-07-31
    JAMES, Heather Jane resigned
    director
  8. 2021-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2019-10-03
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2019-10-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-10-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-10-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-10-02
    📍
    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  17. 2019-10-02
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-new-address
    address · AD02
  18. 2018-03-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-03-19
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2018-03-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2018-02-20
    HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart resigned
    director
  22. 2018-02-19
    OFFICER, Vicky Joanne appointed
    director
  23. 2018-02-19
    JAMES, Heather Jane appointed
    director
  24. 2018-02-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JAMES OFFICER RESTAURANT LIMITED
  25. 2018-02-14
    HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "OFFICER" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-02-27

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Vicky Joanne Officer
Individual · British · DOB 01/1992 · age 34
2550%
25-50% shares19/02/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Heather Jane Jamesceased 15/03/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Richard Stuart Hardbattleceased 20/02/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2018-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

245 Chapeltown Road
Bromley Cross
Bolton
BL7 9AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-02-27OVERDUE
Last: 2024-02-13

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

OFFICER, Vicky Joanne
director · ~34y · appointed 2018-02-19
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Active
HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-02-14 · resigned 2018-02-20
Resigned
JAMES, Heather Jane
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-02-19 · resigned 2022-07-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-05-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-10-03