A LA CUISINE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12335505 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-27
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£-1.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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 (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
23 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 · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,483
Cash YoY
+103%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£22k
↑ 103% YoY
Net Worth
-£1k
↑ 94% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↑ 73% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.2k | £-16.7k |
| Current assets | £45.2k | £26.1k |
| Cash | £22.5k | £11.1k |
| Debtors | £16.0k | £8.4k |
| Net assets | £-1.5k | £-26.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-04-29➕BEHAN, Paul Martin appointeddirector
- 2020-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-04➕BEHAN, Darren Ian appointeddirector
- 2020-02-04➕COLLINS, Paul appointeddirector
- 2020-02-04➖BEHAN, Paul Martin resigneddirector
- 2020-02-04➖BEHAN, Sarah Louise resigneddirector
- 2020-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs A LA CUISINE LIMITED
- 2019-11-27➕BEHAN, Paul Martin appointeddirector
- 2019-11-27➕BEHAN, Sarah Louise appointeddirector
- 2019-11-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Martin Behan Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 27/11/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities
Registered office
10-14 Old Wallfields Pegs Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8EQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
BEHAN, Darren Ian→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2020-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEHAN, Paul Martin→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-04-29
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COLLINS, Paul→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2020-02-04
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BEHAN, Paul Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-11-27 · resigned 2020-02-04
BEHAN, Sarah Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-11-27 · resigned 2020-02-04
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-07-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-11