ENOTECA 2016 LTD

🚨Distressedactive
SC533525 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-25
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 Apr 2024
Net worth
£-12.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. 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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,687

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£13k
Net Worth
-£13k
Current Assets
£64k
Current Liabilities
-£13k£3k£18k£33k£48k£64kApr 2023Apr 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-04-302023-04-30
Total assets£-2.0k
Current assets£63.8k
Cash£13.1k
Debtors£28.9k
Net assets£-12.7k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-16
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-03-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-01-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-22
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2019-04-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2018-10-02
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-07-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2018-07-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-07-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2016-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ENOTECA 2016 LTD
  19. 2016-04-25
    JOHNSTON, Paul Kevin appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 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: 2026-01-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Kevin Johnston
Individual · British · DOB 02/1957 · age 69
75100%
75-100% shares25/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

The Craft, Tarves Road, Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire The Craft
Tarves Road, Pitmedden
Ellon
Aberdeenshire
AB41 7NX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-01-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JOHNSTON, Paul Kevin
director · ~69y · appointed 2016-04-25
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Recent filings (32 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-04-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-03