EL CALDERO LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC376446 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-08
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,434
Cash YoY
+60%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£38k
↑ 60% YoY
Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£45k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£4k£5k£15k£25k£35k£45kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£-1.5k£-333
Current assets£45.0k£31.4k
Cash£37.6k£23.5k
Debtors£3.1k£3.9k
Net assets£-4.4k£-3.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-07-31
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  3. 2023-07-28
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  4. 2022-10-24
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  5. 2021-10-29
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  6. 2021-07-29
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  7. 2020-10-22
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  8. 2019-07-29
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  9. 2018-10-30
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  10. 2018-07-30
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  11. 2018-06-14
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  12. 2018-06-14
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  13. 2017-10-30
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  14. 2017-07-31
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  15. 2017-06-01
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    capital · SH02
  16. 2010-04-08
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    Company incorporated
    As EL CALDERO LTD.
  17. 2010-04-08
    ➕
    TABOADA, Alvaro Bernabeu appointed
    director
  18. 2010-04-08
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2010-04-08
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2010-04-08
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  21. 2010-04-08
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  22. 2010-04-08
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    TABOADA, Alvaro Bernabeu appointed
    director
  23. 2010-04-08
    ➖
    TABOADA, Alvaro Bernabeu resigned
    director

Owner dependency

85/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alvaro Bernabeu Taboada
Individual · Spanish · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares17/12/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Katarzyna Pipcynszkaceased 17/12/2017· 75-100% shares

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-04-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

2 Ulster Terrace
Edinburgh
EH8 7LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-28
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-22
Last: 2026-04-08

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

TABOADA, Alvaro Bernabeu→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-04-08 · resigned 2010-04-08
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-04-08 · resigned 2010-04-08
Resigned
TABOADA, Alvaro Bernabeu→
director · ~57y · appointed 2010-04-08 · resigned 2010-04-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
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2025-07-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
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accounts · AA
2024-07-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-13
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accounts · AA
2023-07-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-29