CH & CO CATERING GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09504990 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-23

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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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 11.0y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

16 officers (5 active, 16 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

31 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

125 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand

2026-01-06
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officers · TM01
2025-12-31
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RICHARDS, Allister John resigned
director
2025-11-24
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-05-30
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address · AD01
2025-05-01
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officers · CH01
2025-02-07
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accounts · AA01
2024-09-19
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accounts · AA
2024-09-19
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-09-19
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-09-19
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-08-20
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-20
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officers · AP01
2024-05-17
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officers · AP01
2024-05-16
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officers · AP01
2024-05-15
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officers · AP04
2024-05-15
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officers · TM02
2024-05-15
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officers · TM01
2024-04-30
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COMPASS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2024-04-30
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MILLS, Robin Ronald appointed
director
2024-04-30
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SEYMOUR, Adam resigned
secretary
2024-04-30
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JONES, Timothy John resigned
director
2024-04-30
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RICHARDS, Allister John appointed
director
2024-04-25
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SHARPE, Gareth Jonathan appointed
director
2023-09-14
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accounts · AA
2023-09-14
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-09-14
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2023-09-14
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2022-10-07
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accounts · AA
2020-06-30
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MUSSELWHITE, Madeleine Suzanne resigned
director
2020-06-30
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WALDRON, Terry resigned
director
2020-03-27
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SEYMOUR, Adam appointed
secretary
2020-03-27
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THOMAS, Nicholas Edward Heale resigned
secretary
2019-06-11
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Charge satisfied #7
2019-06-11
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Charge satisfied #6
2019-06-11
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Charge satisfied #5
2019-06-11
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Charge satisfied #4
2019-06-11
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Charge satisfied #3
2019-06-11
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Charge satisfied #2
2019-06-11
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Charge satisfied #1
2019-05-31
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HODSON, Simon James resigned
director
2019-05-31
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MAYERS, Richard Daniel resigned
director
2019-05-31
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MCMEIKAN, Elizabeth resigned
director
2019-05-31
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WALLIS, Ian Scott resigned
director
2019-05-31
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Lucid Trustee Services Limited Acting as Security Agent and Trustee for the Beneficiaries
2018-06-18
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THOMAS, Nicholas Edward Heale appointed
director
2018-06-18
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MUSSELWHITE, Madeleine Suzanne resigned
secretary
2018-06-18
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THOMAS, Nicholas Edward Heale appointed
secretary
2017-12-01
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent
2017-06-01
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Hsbc Corporate Trustee Company (UK) Limited as Security Agent
2017-01-25
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WALDRON, Terry appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Orchestra Bidco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Orchestra Bidco Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CH & CO CATERING GROUP (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

This company · 09504990

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
Orchestra Bidco Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	07/08/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mml Capital Partners Fund Vi Gp Limitedceased 07/08/2019· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2015-03-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

Parklands Court 24 Parklands

Birmingham Great Park

Rubery

West Midlands

B45 9PZ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2023-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-06

Last: 2026-03-23