JAMES MACKIE CATERING LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-03-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-02-28➖MACKIE, Michael resigneddirector
- 2022-01-26➖MACKIE, James Michael resignedsecretary
- 2021-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-01-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-08➕PATERSON, Robert John appointeddirector
- 2016-04-08📄termination-secretary-companyofficers · TM02
- 2016-04-07➖MACKIE, James Michael resigneddirector
- 2008-04-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2008-03-26🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
- 2008-01-25🏢Company incorporatedAs JAMES MACKIE CATERING LIMITED
- 2008-01-25➕MACKIE, James Michael appointedsecretary
- 2008-01-25➕MACKIE, James Michael appointeddirector
- 2008-01-25➕MACKIE, Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanGroup structure
James Mackie Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
James Mackie Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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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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.
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Filing status
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 10/04/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 26/03/2008 | — |