CATERING PARTS (UK) LIMITED
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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £2 |
| Current assets | £2 | £2 |
| Cash | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-21📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-08-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-13📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2006-03-21🏢Company incorporatedAs CATERING PARTS (UK) LIMITED
- 2006-03-21➕HUBERT, Michelle appointedsecretary
- 2006-03-21➕HUBERT, Nigel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 20 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nigel Hubert Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Michelle Hubert Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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