LIMACAZA LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC314102 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-04
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£197.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 14.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £197,789
Net assets shrinking
Down £39,307 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£198k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£57k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £197.8k | £237.1k |
| Current assets | £57.3k | £68.7k |
| Net assets | £197.8k | £237.1k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-02-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-12-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2012-03-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited
- 2012-02-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited
- 2011-08-05➖MURPHY, Caroline resigneddirector
- 2009-09-14➖CRAWFORD-SMITH, Ryan Alexander resigneddirector
- 2009-09-14➕MURPHY, Caroline appointeddirector
- 2008-09-30➖JACKSON, Lisa Marie resigneddirector
- 2008-09-30➖MURPHY, Caroline resigneddirector
- 2007-01-04🏢Company incorporatedAs LIMACAZA LIMITED
- 2007-01-04➕MURPHY, Caroline appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-04➕CULLEN, James appointeddirector
- 2007-01-04➕CRAWFORD-SMITH, Ryan Alexander appointeddirector
- 2007-01-04➕JACKSON, Lisa Marie appointeddirector
- 2007-01-04➕MURPHY, Caroline appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
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 James Cullen Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Ms Caroline Murphy Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-01-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
100 Main Street
Calderbank
Lanarkshire
ML6 9SH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
Active
CULLEN, James→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRAWFORD-SMITH, Ryan Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2007-01-04 · resigned 2009-09-14
JACKSON, Lisa Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2007-01-04 · resigned 2008-09-30
MURPHY, Caroline→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2009-09-14 · resigned 2011-08-05
MURPHY, Caroline→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2007-01-04 · resigned 2008-09-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Greene King Brewing and Retailing Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 13/03/2012 | — | |
| outstanding | Greene King Brewing and Retailing Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 10/02/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (58 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05