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Huddled Group PLC

Personal Care, Drug and Grocery Stores First-pass screen £3.91m

310/1000 Overall fit

AI beneficiary 35% 18

Operating leverage 25% 40

Valuation 25% 30

Downside protection 15% 45

First-pass take

Huddled is a high-growth (490% revenue to £14.2m) e-commerce platform for surplus stock with no AI exposure. Adjusted EBITDA is negative at £3.1m; gross margin is only 0.8% despite acquisitions. Operating leverage is potential (admin % fell 28%→17% Q1→Q4) but unproven—company remains unprofitable. Cash position of £1.6m masks a burn rate of £3.2m operationally in FY2024; going concern is flagged as dependent on reaching profitability.

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