2 CHEFS CATERING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12749526 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-17
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£500
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56210Event catering activities
- 56290Other food services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £500
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£500
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £500 | — |
| Current assets | £0 | — |
| Net assets | £500 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-07-17🏢Company incorporatedAs 2 CHEFS CATERING LTD
- 2020-07-17➕GOMES, Vanessa appointeddirector
- 2020-07-17➕PLATT, Otis Julian appointeddirector
- 2020-07-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Vanessa Gomes Individual · British · DOB 08/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/07/2020 |
Mr Otis Julian Platt Individual · British · DOB 12/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-07-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
11 Brimpton Road
Reading
Berkshire
RG30 3HY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
GOMES, Vanessa→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2020-07-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PLATT, Otis Julian→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-07-17
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Recent filings (16 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-23