C & M COLCHESTER LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -65% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 5.0y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-122.5k | £-129.1k |
| Current assets | £21.1k | £10.8k |
| Cash | £273 | £782 |
| Debtors | £20.8k | £1 |
| Net assets | £-156.2k | £-167.0k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-07-01➕MARQUES, Juliana appointeddirector
- 2021-07-01➖DE SA SAMPAIO, Miguel Antonio resigneddirector
- 2021-06-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-06-08🔒Charge registered #1Lender: El Guaca Limited (In Liquidation)
- 2021-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-10-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-10-02🏢Company incorporatedAs C & M COLCHESTER LIMITED
- 2019-10-02➕PIRES DA SILVA, Getulio Cezar appointeddirector
- 2019-10-02➕DE SA SAMPAIO, Miguel Antonio appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
C & M Restaurant Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
C & M Restaurant Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 02/10/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Miguel Antonio De Sa Sampaioceased 02/10/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | El Guaca (In Liquidation) El Guaca Limited (In Liquidation) | A registered charge | 1 property | 08/06/2021 | — |