PREMIER CUISINE (SCOTLAND) LTD.
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: 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-03-31 | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £641.9k | £561.8k |
| Current assets | £284.1k | £227.4k |
| Net assets | £641.9k | £561.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-06-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-14📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs PREMIER CUISINE (SCOTLAND) LTD.
- 2013-03-26➕CUCCHI, Franco Antonio appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Franco Cucchi Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 14/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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