FISH 'N' CHICK'N LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
01018600 · ltd · incorporated 1971-07-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£26.19M
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (57/100).
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Refinance opportunity
12 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 43.3y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 43.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
12 charges (12/12 with lender, 12/12 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (3 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
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
146 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £560,086
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £26.19M | — |
| Gross profit | £16.92M | — |
| Operating profit | £704.2k | — |
| Profit before tax | £560.1k | — |
| Total assets | — | £5.11M |
| Current assets | — | £6.21M |
| Cash | — | £455.0k |
| Debtors | — | £5.38M |
| Net assets | — | £3.13M |
| Average employees | 59700 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-01-31➖WALLMAN, Steve John resignedsecretary
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-11-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-18🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2025-02-18🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2024-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-01📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-06-01📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-06-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-31➖LAWES, John resignedsecretary
- 2022-05-31➕WALLMAN, Steve John appointedsecretary
- 2022-05-31➖LAWES, John Paul Frederick resigneddirector
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-30📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2020-04-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-03-30➕LAWES, John appointedsecretary
- 2020-03-30➕LAWES, John Paul Frederick appointeddirector
- 2020-03-27➖FULCHER, Emma Louise resignedsecretary
- 2020-03-27➖FULCHER, Emma-Louise Louise resigneddirector
- 2015-01-12➕FULCHER, Emma-Louise Louise appointeddirector
- 2012-08-28🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD & Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) PLC
- 2011-09-01➕GOODGAME, Paul John appointeddirector
- 2010-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2010-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2010-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2010-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2010-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2010-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2010-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2010-06-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2008-05-02🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2008-03-03🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2005-12-13🔒Charge registered #9Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2005-07-18🔒Charge registered #8Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2004-10-20➕LIPSCOMBE, James Scott appointeddirector
- 2004-09-29➕FULCHER, Emma Louise appointedsecretary
- 2004-09-29➖LIPSCOMBE, Duncan John resignedsecretary
- 2004-09-29➖LIPSCOMBE, Duncan John resigneddirector
- 2004-09-29➖LIPSCOMBE, Peter Wyndham resigneddirector
- 2002-05-09🔒Charge registered #7Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 55 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Eastgate Foods Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Eastgate Foods Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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FISH 'N' CHICK'N LIMITED
This company · 01018600
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eastgate Foods Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 71 LOUNGE LIMITED→ 16195796 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A L TAVERNS (WBY) LTD→ 15096260 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A L TAVERNS LIMITED→ 15052575 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AG FOODS ESSEX LTD→ 14238384 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AJAN 2026 LTD→ 17074781 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALB GREEK BITES LTD→ 15637286 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALBERT THAI FOOD LTD→ 10890070 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ALBITA LTD→ 15255616 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALCHATTHA EXCELLENCY LTD→ 15349965 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1971-07-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
Unit 5 Kierbeck Business Park
Vange
Basildon
SS16 4SW
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19
Officers (3 active · 9 resigned)
GOODGAME, Paul John→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2011-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIPSCOMBE, James Scott→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2004-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FULCHER, Emma Louise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-09-29 · resigned 2020-03-27
LAWES, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2020-03-30 · resigned 2022-05-31
LIPSCOMBE, Duncan John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2004-09-29
WALLMAN, Steve John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-05-31 · resigned 2026-01-31
FULCHER, Emma-Louise Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2015-01-12 · resigned 2020-03-27
LAWES, John Paul Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2020-03-30 · resigned 2022-05-31
LIPSCOMBE, Duncan John→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · resigned 2004-09-29
LIPSCOMBE, Peter Wyndham→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2004-09-29
TERRELL, Frank Ronald→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · resigned 1995-02-01
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Mortgages & charges
12
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:12 of 12 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Asset Finance (UK) LTD & Hsbc Equipment Finance (UK) PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 28/08/2012 | — | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 2 properties | 02/05/2008 | 18/02/2025 | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 03/03/2008 | — | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 13/12/2005 | 19/06/2010 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 18/07/2005 | 19/06/2010 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 09/05/2002 | 19/06/2010 | |
| satisfied | Ravenseft Properties Ravenseft Properties Limited | Deed of rent deposit | 1 property | 18/05/1995 | 18/02/2025 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 31/01/1990 | 19/06/2010 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 22/12/1989 | 19/06/2010 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 21/06/1987 | 19/06/2010 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 17/02/1983 | 19/06/2010 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage | 1 property | 17/02/1983 | 19/06/2010 |
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Recent filings (146 total)
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-11-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-18
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-01
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-06-01