A J R CATERING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05712335 · ltd · incorporated 2006-02-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-05-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-05-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-05-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-12-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-12-22
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    HOLDSTOCK, Sarah Jane appointed
    director
  15. 2021-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-04-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-04-20
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    ROBERTSON, Shaun James resigned
    director
  18. 2020-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-11-01
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    BALES, Rebecca Louise appointed
    director
  21. 2018-11-01
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    ROBERTSON, Alan James resigned
    director
  22. 2018-11-01
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Shaun James appointed
    director
  23. 2016-07-29
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    HORNBY, Les resigned
    director
  24. 2014-12-18
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    ROBERTSON, Margot appointed
    secretary
  25. 2014-12-18
    ➖
    BANKS COOPER ASSOCIATES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2006-06-19
    ➕
    HORNBY, Les appointed
    director
  27. 2006-02-16
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    Company incorporated
    As A J R CATERING LIMITED
  28. 2006-02-16
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    ROBERTSON, Margot appointed
    director
  29. 2006-02-16
    ➕
    BANKS COOPER, Simon appointed
    secretary
  30. 2006-02-16
    ➖
    BANKS COOPER, Simon resigned
    secretary
  31. 2006-02-16
    ➕
    BANKS COOPER ASSOCIATES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2006-02-16
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Alan James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rebecca Louise Bales
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/11/2018
Mr Shaun James Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1978 · age 48
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/11/2018
Mrs Margot Robertson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1954 · age 72
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alan James Robertsonceased 01/11/2018· 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
Incorporated2006-02-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

63 Maplewood Drive
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU5 5YE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Margot→
secretary · appointed 2014-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALES, Rebecca Louise→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLDSTOCK, Sarah Jane→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-12-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTSON, Margot→
director · ~72y · appointed 2006-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BANKS COOPER, Simon→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2006-02-16
Resigned
BANKS COOPER ASSOCIATES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2014-12-18
Resigned
HORNBY, Les→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-06-19 · resigned 2016-07-29
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Alan James→
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-02-16 · resigned 2018-11-01
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Shaun James→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-11-01 · resigned 2021-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-03