CAMPSTER FISH & CHIPS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC414446 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-13
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees-1200-1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-08-20
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-08-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-08-19
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-05-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-05-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-03
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-10-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-10-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-10-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2020-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2012-12-20
    ➕
    HUTCHISON, Lewiss Macdonald appointed
    director
  20. 2012-12-20
    ➖
    SMITH, Shirley resigned
    director
  21. 2012-01-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAMPSTER FISH & CHIPS LTD
  22. 2012-01-13
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2012-01-13
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2012-01-13
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  25. 2012-01-13
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  26. 2012-01-13
    ➕
    SMITH, Shirley appointed
    director
  27. 2012-01-13
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2012-01-13
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Lewiss Macdonald Hutchison
Individual · British · DOB 09/1988 · age 38
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/07/2016

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

6 Achnacree Bay View
North Connel
Oban
PA37 1AF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-02
Last: 2025-08-19

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

HUTCHISON, Lewiss Macdonald→
director · ~38y · appointed 2012-12-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-01-13 · resigned 2012-01-13
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-01-13 · resigned 2012-01-13
Resigned
SMITH, Shirley→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-01-13 · resigned 2012-12-20
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-01-13 · resigned 2012-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31