DE VEGA BAR DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS LTD

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SC532314 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-11
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£72.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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
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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £72,812
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£73k
Current Assets
£127k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£25k£51k£76k£101k£127kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£146.4k—
Current assets£126.7k—
Net assets£72.8k—
Average employees—700

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
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-23
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2022-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-25
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2022-05-31
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    KOLAPARTH MUTHUVANA, Manash resigned
    director
  8. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-22
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2021-07-15
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    KOLAPARTH MUTHUVANA, Manash appointed
    director
  11. 2020-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-17
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    SANCHEZ ARGUIANO, Iñigo resigned
    director
  14. 2020-01-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-01-17
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-02-27
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    address · AD01
  17. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-11
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  19. 2016-04-29
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    officers · CH01
  20. 2016-04-11
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    Company incorporated
    As DE VEGA BAR DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANTS LTD
  21. 2016-04-11
    ➕
    FERNANDEZ DE VEGA, Francisco Manuel appointed
    director
  22. 2016-04-11
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    SANCHEZ ARGUIANO, Iñigo appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Francisco Manuel Fernandez De Vega
Individual · Spanish · DOB 03/1986 · age 40
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Inigo Sanchezceased 17/01/2020· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2016-04-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

The Old Garage
Mill Hills Farm
Crieff
Perthshire
PH7 3QW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-24
Last: 2025-04-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FERNANDEZ DE VEGA, Francisco Manuel→
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-04-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KOLAPARTH MUTHUVANA, Manash→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-07-15 · resigned 2022-05-31
Resigned
SANCHEZ ARGUIANO, Iñigo→
director · ~37y · appointed 2016-04-11 · resigned 2020-01-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14