SAFARI BIDCO LIMITED - Profile & Financials

Accounts Submitted 2 Jun 2025

Confirmation Statement Submitted 20 Jan 2025

Net assets £511.98K £2.11M 2024 year on year

Total assets £18.15M £50.66K 2024 year on year

Total Liabilities £17.64M £2.06M 2024 year on year

Charges 1

1 outstanding

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Contact & Details

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Registered Address

Upper Floor The Granary, Stanley Grange Ormskirk Road Knowsley Prescot Merseyside L34 4AT England

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Financials

Period 1 Jan → 31 Dec 2024

Type Total Exemption Full

Next accounts 31 December 2025

Due by 30 September 2026 9 months

Net Assets, Total Assets & Total Liabilities (2023–2024)

Cash in Bank

£4.55k

Decreased by £137.92k (-97%)

Net Assets

£511.98k

Decreased by £2.11M (-80%)

Total Liabilities

£17.64M

Increased by £2.06M (+13%)

Turnover

N/A

Employees

N/A

Decreased by 5 (-100%)

Debt Ratio

97%

Increased by 11 (+13%)

Financial History

Revenue, profit, EBITDA and key financial figures

	2024 Dec Year End	2023 Dec Year End
P&L
Revenue	£142.3M	£128.7M
Gross Profit	£48.2M	£43.1M
Operating Profit	£22.4M	£19.8M
Net Profit	£18.1M	£15.9M
EBITDA	£31.5M	£28.2M
Assets
Cash	£24.7M	£21.3M
Total Assets	£89.4M	£82.1M
Liabilities
Total Liabilities	£45.2M	£41.8M
Key Metrics
Employees	1,247	1,156

Latest Revenue

£142.3M

Latest EBITDA

£31.5M

Cash Position

£24.7M

Funding

Fundraising & Grants

No fundraising or grants recorded

Investors (0)

No investor information available

Share Capital

Share allotments and capital structure

4 Allotments 279,798 Shares £2.50m Total

Date From	Share Class	Shares Allotted	Amount Raised	Price/Share
6 Mar 2023	A ORDINARY	200,000	£207k	£1.034
6 Mar 2023	A1 ORDINARY	8,167	£45k	£5.5
6 Mar 2023	B ORDINARY	32,671	£2.10m	£64.422
6 Mar 2023	C ORDINARY	38,960	£144k	£3.7

Officers

5 active 7 resigned

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						Status
Alastair James Weinel	Director	British	England	60	3 Jul 2025	Active
David Stuart Gilbertson	Director	British	United Kingdom	69	6 Mar 2023	Active
Jacob Leone	Director	British	United Kingdom	32	6 Mar 2023	Active
Jon Furber	Director	English	England	49	4 Dec 2023	Active
William Kenneth Crandle	Director	British	England	47	13 Jan 2023	Active

Shareholders

Shareholders (7)


Ldc Xii Lp	71.2%	198,500	A Ordinary	20 Jan 2025
William Crandle	11.6%	32,400	C Ordinary	20 Jan 2025
William Crandle	11.4%	31,653	B Ordinary	20 Jan 2025

Persons with Significant Control

Persons with Significant Control (3)

3 Active 1 Ceased

William Crandle

British

Active

Notified 13 Jan 2023

Residence England

DOB December 1978

Nature of Control

Ownership Of Shares 25 To 50 Percent
Voting Rights 25 To 50 Percent
Right To Appoint And Remove Directors

Ldc (managers) Limited

United Kingdom

Active

Notified 6 Mar 2023

Nature of Control

Significant Influence Or Control

Ldc Gp Llp

United Kingdom

Active

Notified 6 Mar 2023

Nature of Control

Ownership Of Shares 50 To 75 Percent
Voting Rights 25 To 50 Percent
Right To Appoint And Remove Directors

Squire Patton Boggs Directors Limited

Ceased 13 Jan 2023

Ceased

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Group Structure

LDC (MANAGERS) LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

LDC GP LLP united kingdom voting rights 75 to 100 percent limited liability partnership, right to share surplus assets 75 to 100 percent limited liability partnership

LDC (GENERAL PARTNER) LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

LLOYDS DEVELOPMENT CAPITAL (HOLDINGS) LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

LBG EQUITY INVESTMENTS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC united kingdom

SAFARI BIDCO LIMITED Current Company

WAMMEE HOLDINGS LIMITED united kingdom shares 75 to 100 percent, voting rights 75 to 100 percent, appoint/remove directors

Charges

1 outstanding

Documents

Company Filings

Date	Category	Description	Document
10 Jul 2025	Officers	Appointment of Mr Alastair Weinel as director on 2025-07-03	View(2 pages)
4 Jul 2025	Officers	Termination of Tracy Anne Bownes as director on 2025-07-03	View(1 page)
2 Jun 2025	Accounts	Annual accounts made up to 2024-12-31	View(11 pages)
31 Jan 2025	Capital	Capital Cancellation Shares	View(6 pages)
20 Jan 2025	Confirmation Statement	Confirmation statement made on 2025-01-13 with updates	View(4 pages)