TASTY FRY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC252583 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-10
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£35.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

🏦

Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
63 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £35,521
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,282 YoY
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£114k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£36k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£133k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£31k£63k£94k£125k£157kOct 2023Oct 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£41.4k£62.6k
Current assets£133.3k£156.8k
Cash£114.0k£130.8k
Debtors£3.9k£13.5k
Net assets£35.5k£45.8k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-06-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-07-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-05-24
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-05-28
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-03-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-05-27
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2014-01-14
    📄
    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR01
  17. 2014-01-09
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2003-07-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TASTY FRY LIMITED
  19. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    GIBSON, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  20. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    GIBSON, Elaine appointed
    director
  21. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    GIBSON, Grant Oliver appointed
    director
  22. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    GIBSON, John appointed
    director
  23. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2003-07-10
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-07-10
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2003-07-10
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Gibson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/05/2016
Mrs Elaine Gibson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/05/2016
Mr Grant Oliver Gibson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting25/05/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

Similar companies

Active · Hospitality · FK postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
SCF SCOT LTD→
SC650650 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————6y——
SCOTT'S CATERHIRE LIMITED→
SC390539 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
————15y——
SHANGRI-LA CAPITAL LTD→
SC863634 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
SUPERICO LIMITED→
SC512999 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
————10y——
THE BEECH TREE CAFE LIMITED→
SC258858 · est 2003 · no financials extracted
————22y——
THE CABIN FOOD COMPANY LTD.→
SC447843 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————13y——
THE FALCONE FOOD COMPANY LTD→
SC663013 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
————5y——
THE FROTHY COW LTD→
SC722467 · est 2022 · no financials extracted
————4y——
THE HIDEAWAY CAFE LTD→
SC458287 · est 2013 · no financials extracted
————12y——
THE HOLIDAY PARK CALLANDER LIMITED→
SC380588 · est 2010 · no financials extracted
————15y——
THE HUB INFANT AND SENSORY PLAYROOM LTD→
SC834029 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
————1y——
THE INN AT STRATHYRE LIMITED→
SC870766 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
———————
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-07-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

6 Main Street
Callander
Perthshire
FK17 8BB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-07
Last: 2025-05-24

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

GIBSON, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBSON, Elaine→
director · ~75y · appointed 2003-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBSON, Grant Oliver→
director · ~48y · appointed 2003-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GIBSON, John→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2003-07-10
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2003-07-10
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2003-07-10
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property09/01/2014—
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.

Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-05