ISLAY CATERING LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC574349 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-22
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
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-297.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 £297,934

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£298k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£39k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£298k-£229k-£160k-£91k-£22k£47kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-259.6k£-193.4k
Current assets£39.0k£47.2k
Net assets£-297.9k£-228.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-01-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-08-14
    WANG, Veronika Schleicher resigned
    director
  6. 2024-08-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-08-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-29
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-01
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2017-08-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2017-08-22
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    Company incorporated
    As ISLAY CATERING LTD.
  17. 2017-08-22
    WANG, Yan appointed
    director
  18. 2017-08-22
    WANG, Veronika Schleicher appointed
    director
  19. 2017-08-22
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Yan Wang
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting22/08/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Veronika Schleicher Wangceased 14/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2017-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

11 Broomhill Ave
Bowmore
Isle Of Islay
PA43 7HX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WANG, Yan
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-08-22
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Active
WANG, Veronika Schleicher
director · ~39y · appointed 2017-08-22 · resigned 2024-08-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-01-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-20