C&M MEALS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13596377 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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, 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
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
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £-60.1k |
| Current assets | — | £26.5k |
| Cash | — | £1.7k |
| Debtors | — | £18.8k |
| Net assets | — | £-122.7k |
| Average employees | 4 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 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
2
filings
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-16📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-16📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-08-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-08-01📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-05-24📄administrative-restoration-companyrestoration · RT01
- 2023-02-28📄gazette-dissolved-compulsorygazette · GAZ2
- 2022-11-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-10-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-10-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-01🏢Company incorporatedAs C&M MEALS LTD
- 2021-09-01➕LACROIX, Christophe appointeddirector
- 2021-09-01➕TOURET, Magalie appointeddirector
- 2021-09-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Christophe Lacroix Individual · French · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/09/2021 |
Miss Magalie Touret Individual · French · DOB 12/1982 · age 44 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/09/2021 |
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10850 — Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
Registered office
Unit 4 Brassmill Enterprise Centre
Bath
BA1 3JN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
LACROIX, Christophe→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2021-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TOURET, Magalie→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (23 total)
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-16
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-01