EXCALIBUR DEBTCO LIMITED
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Cash
£949K
highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
-£47M
Equity attributable
Employees
0
Average over period
Profit before tax
£955K
Period ending 2025-09-28
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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Negative shareholders' funds
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Industrials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-28
| Metric | Trend | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | — | — | — | |
| Operating profit | -£7,000 | -£8,649,000 | -£87,000 | — | |
| Profit before tax | £7,382,000 | -£9,359,000 | £955,000 | — | |
| Net profit | £7,382,000 | -£9,359,000 | £955,000 | — | |
| Cash | £595,000 | £583,000 | £949,000 | — | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £53,841,000 | £45,192,000 | £45,105,000 | — | |
| Net assets | -£38,720,000 | -£48,079,000 | -£47,124,000 | — | |
| Equity | -£38,720,000 | -£48,079,000 | -£47,124,000 | — | |
| Average employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| Wages | — | — | — | — | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. Year-on-year comparison hidden: this filing covers about 12 months versus 12 months prior. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-10-01 | 2024-09-29 | 2025-09-28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on capital employed | -0.0% | -19.1% | -0.2% | |
| Interest cover | — | -12.18x | — |
Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- PKF Smith Cooper Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Excalibur Holdco Limited, the Company's parent company, has confirmed that it will provide such financial support as might be necessary to ensure that the Company is a going concern for at least twelve months from the date of signing of these financial statements. The Group's forecasts and projections, taking account of reasonably possible changes in trading performance show that the Group should be able to operate within the level of its current facilities. In addition, post year end the Group agreed an extension to the repayment of the loan notes until 31 October 2028.”
Group structure
- EXCALIBUR DEBTCO LIMITED · parent
- Excalibur Midco Limited 100%
- Excalibur Silver Bidco Limited 100%
- Excalibur Bidco Limited 100%
- Wowcher Limited 100%
- Livingsocial limited 100%
- Livingsocial Europe Limited 100%
- Wowcher West Limited 100%
Significant events
- “On 3rd February 2025, the repayment date of the Loan Notes was extended to 31 October 2028, accompanied by an additional interest waiver to align with the revised maturity date.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 5 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HARRISON, Alexis | Director | 2025-07-31 | Aug 1990 | British |
| KEMBLE DIAZ, Karen Louise | Director | 2015-11-26 | Sep 1965 | British |
| OBORNE, George Glamis | Director | 2025-07-31 | May 1989 | British |
Show 5 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRYAN, Roland Patrick | Director | 2015-11-26 | 2025-07-31 |
| DAVIDSON, Simon Russell | Director | 2015-11-17 | 2015-11-26 |
| GRAHAM, Christopher Michael | Director | 2015-11-17 | 2015-11-26 |
| MACKINNON, Andrew Peter | Director | 2015-12-01 | 2018-04-25 |
| TENWICK, Colin John | Director | 2015-11-26 | 2023-01-10 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excalibur Holdco Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 40 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-08-12 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-08-12 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2025-06-16 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-02-10 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-12-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2024-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-05-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-16 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-04-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-02-02 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2022-10-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-09-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2021-10-12 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-06-10 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-03 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-06-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-03-09 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 5
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 2
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.