A.F.D. CATERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05611986 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-03
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees600-600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-04
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    MACAULAY, David John resigned
    secretary
  8. 2022-10-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  9. 2022-10-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2009-11-30
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    DE LA FUENTE MARTIN, Alicia resigned
    secretary
  19. 2009-11-30
    ➕
    MACAULAY, David John appointed
    secretary
  20. 2009-11-30
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    DE LA FUENTE MARTIN, Alicia resigned
    director
  21. 2005-11-03
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    Company incorporated
    As A.F.D. CATERING LIMITED
  22. 2005-11-03
    ➕
    PANTALEAO, Jose Flavio Freitas appointed
    director
  23. 2005-11-03
    ➕
    DE LA FUENTE MARTIN, Alicia appointed
    secretary
  24. 2005-11-03
    ➕
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-11-03
    ➖
    RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2005-11-03
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    DE LA FUENTE MARTIN, Alicia appointed
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Anna Maria Pantaleao
Individual · Polish · DOB 08/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting04/04/2024
Mr Jose Flavio Freitas Pantaleao
Individual · Portuguese · DOB 07/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr David John Macaulayceased 04/10/2022· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

48 48
Highway Avenue
Maidenhead
SL6 5AQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

PANTALEAO, Jose Flavio Freitas→
director · ~50y · appointed 2005-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DE LA FUENTE MARTIN, Alicia→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2009-11-30
Resigned
MACAULAY, David John→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-30 · resigned 2022-10-04
Resigned
RWL REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2005-11-03
Resigned
DE LA FUENTE MARTIN, Alicia→
director · ~49y · appointed 2005-11-03 · resigned 2009-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-10-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-10