LILY'S HORSEBOX CATERING LTD.
🏛️Establishedactive
SC569658 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£-64.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56210Event catering activities
- 56290Other food services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £64,840
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£65k
↑ 1.1% YoY
Current Assets
£728
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-46.6k | £-42.1k |
| Current assets | £728 | £837 |
| Cash | — | £837 |
| Net assets | £-64.8k | £-65.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-04-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-27🏢Company incorporatedAs LILY'S HORSEBOX CATERING LTD.
- 2017-06-27➕FOX, Hannah Fiona appointeddirector
- 2017-06-27➕ROGER, Pauline Anne appointeddirector
- 2017-06-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Pauline Anne Roger Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 27/06/2017 |
Ms Hannah Fiona Fox Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | — | sig. influence25-50% shares · significant influence · firm interest | 01/04/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47810 — Retail sale via stalls and markets of food, beverages and tobacco products
Registered office
Nether Boghead
Finzean
Banchory
AB31 6LY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-10
Last: 2025-06-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FOX, Hannah Fiona→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2017-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROGER, Pauline Anne→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2017-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-27