BLUECASTLE CATERING LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11338748 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-01
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-27.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10840
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £27,841

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£28k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£-27.0k
Current assets£1.3k
Net assets£-27.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  3. 2025-05-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-05-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2025-05-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-05-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-02-10
    ➖
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  10. 2025-02-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2024-05-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-07-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2023-07-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-07-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As BLUECASTLE CATERING LTD
  21. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Edward Lloyd appointed
    director
  22. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Leila appointed
    director
  23. 2018-05-01
    ➕
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Bluecastle Partners Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Bluecastle Partners Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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BLUECASTLE CATERING LTD
This company · 11338748

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Bluecastle Partners Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/05/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Edward Lloyd Williamsceased 02/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Leila Williamsceased 02/05/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2018-05-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10840 — SIC 10840

Registered office

Unit 11 & 12 16 Porteus Place
London
SW4 0AS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Edward Lloyd→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILLIAMS, Leila→
director · ~63y · appointed 2018-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-05-01 · resigned 2025-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-23