ZOLA CATERING LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC390920 · ltd · incorporated 2010-12-31

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

58/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Event catering activities

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

58/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2025-09-30
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Company dissolved
2025-07-15
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-07-03
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dissolution · DS01
2025-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-12-14
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2020-01-02
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accounts · AA
2019-01-10
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accounts · AA
2018-01-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-02-27
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accounts · AA
2016-02-29
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accounts · AA
2016-01-14
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annual-return · AR01
2011-07-01
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ASK CS LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2011-05-16
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ROBERTSON, Zoe appointed
director
2011-05-16
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ASK CS LTD appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-05-16
➖
NELL, Andre resigned
director
2011-05-16
➕
ROBERTSON, Zoe appointed
director
2011-05-16
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ROBERTSON, Zoe resigned
director
2010-12-31
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Company incorporated
As ZOLA CATERING LTD
2010-12-31
➕
NELL, Andre appointed
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 15 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 15 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-09-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Zoe Robertson Individual · British · DOB 03/1971 · age 55	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	14/12/2020

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2010-12-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

30 Elm Street

Dundee

DD2 2AY

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2024-12-24

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

ROBERTSON, Zoe→

director · ~55y · appointed 2011-05-16

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Active

ASK CS LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-05-16 · resigned 2011-07-01

Resigned

NELL, Andre→

director · ~55y · appointed 2010-12-31 · resigned 2011-05-16

Resigned

ROBERTSON, Zoe→

director · ~55y · appointed 2011-05-16 · resigned 2011-05-16

Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2025-09-30

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2025-07-15

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2025-07-03