CATERITE FOOD AND WINESERVICE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03639100 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-28
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 26.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£39.09M
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (70/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · oldest 26.4y
95/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 26.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
14 officers (2 active, 14 linked, 9 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
140 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
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £1,135,104
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 | 2025-09-30 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £39.09M | — |
| Gross profit | £11.60M | — |
| Operating profit | £624.3k | — |
| Profit before tax | £1.14M | — |
| Average employees | 24000 | 20700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (60 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-13➕MARSHALSEA, Alison appointeddirector
- 2024-11-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-09-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-08-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-08-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-08-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-08-29📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-08-28➖HOFFMANN, Susan Ruth resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-28➖GRAHAM, Keith Anthony resigneddirector
- 2024-08-28➖HOFFMANN, Susan Ruth resigneddirector
- 2024-06-07➖MALIK, Tariq resigneddirector
- 2024-06-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-03📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-06-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-03-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-01-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-01-17📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-01-17🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2024-01-17🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2024-01-02📄mortgage-charge-part-release-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2024-01-02🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2024-01-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-05-20🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2019-01-01➕MALIK, Tariq appointeddirector
- 2018-05-25➖FLETCHER, Richard James resigneddirector
- 2017-03-31➖DELORME, Pascal Bernard resigneddirector
- 2014-07-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-04-02🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-01-02➕BYRNE, Lorcan James appointeddirector
- 2012-12-24➕FLETCHER, Richard James appointeddirector
- 2010-08-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2007-01-31➕HOFFMANN, Susan Ruth appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-31➖MCADAM, Keith William resignedsecretary
- 2007-01-31➖MCADAM, Keith William resigneddirector
- 2000-07-03➕DELORME, Pascal Bernard appointeddirector
- 2000-07-03➕HOFFMANN, Susan Ruth appointeddirector
- 1999-12-17➖GRAHAM, Keith Anthony resignedsecretary
- 1999-12-17➕MCADAM, Keith William appointedsecretary
- 1999-12-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 60 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- 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.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Kretinsky Individual · Czech · DOB 07/1975 · age 51 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 23/04/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Metro Agceased 23/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Keith Anthony Grahamceased 28/08/2024· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-09-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Registered office
Embleton
Cockermouth
Cumbria
CA13 9YA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26
Officers (2 active · 12 resigned)
BYRNE, Lorcan James→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2014-01-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MARSHALSEA, Alison→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2024-11-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRAHAM, Keith Anthony→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-09-28 · resigned 1999-12-17
HOFFMANN, Susan Ruth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-01-31 · resigned 2024-08-28
MCADAM, Keith William→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-12-17 · resigned 2007-01-31
LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-09-28 · resigned 1998-09-28
DELORME, Pascal Bernard→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2000-07-03 · resigned 2017-03-31
DOVER, Irene Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1998-09-28 · resigned 1999-11-17
FLETCHER, Richard James→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2012-12-24 · resigned 2018-05-25
GRAHAM, Keith Anthony→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1998-09-28 · resigned 2024-08-28
HOFFMANN, Susan Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2000-07-03 · resigned 2024-08-28
MALIK, Tariq→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2024-06-07
MCADAM, Keith William→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1998-09-28 · resigned 2007-01-31
LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-09-28 · resigned 1998-09-28
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/01/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/05/2022 | 02/01/2024 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/07/2014 | 17/01/2024 | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/04/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 09/08/2010 | 02/01/2024 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 17/12/1999 | 03/06/2024 |
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Recent filings (140 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-06
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-04
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-08-29