CAMBRIDGE CHEF'S BOX LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

12030585 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-03

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

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year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10890

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
56210Event catering activities
56290Other food services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

14 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand

2026-03-06
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2025-04-03
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2024-03-25
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2023-04-21
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2022-02-28
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2021-05-17
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2019-06-03
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Company incorporated
As CAMBRIDGE CHEF'S BOX LTD
2019-06-03
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JOURNOUX, Cyril appointed
secretary
2019-06-03
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JOURNOUX, Cyril Alexandre Emmanuel appointed
director
2019-06-03
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JOURNOUX, Ioana appointed
director
2019-06-03
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Cyril Alexandre Emmanuel Journoux Individual · French · DOB 04/1981 · age 45	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	03/06/2019
Mrs Ioana Journoux Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	03/06/2019

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

Incorporated2019-06-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

41 Eaton Way

Longstanton

Cambridgeshire

CB24 3ET

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-16

Last: 2026-06-02

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

JOURNOUX, Cyril→

secretary · appointed 2019-06-03

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JOURNOUX, Cyril Alexandre Emmanuel→

director · ~45y · appointed 2019-06-03

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Active

JOURNOUX, Ioana→

director · ~48y · appointed 2019-06-03

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Active

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