FOX & CO CATERERS LTD
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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £212.0k | £44.6k |
| Current assets | £193.7k | £8.0k |
| Net assets | £189.8k | £25.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-03-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-03-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-10-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2020-10-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs FOX & CO CATERERS LTD
- 2019-07-09➕FOWLER, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2019-07-09➕FOWLER, Angela appointeddirector
- 2019-07-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Fowler Individual · British · DOB 11/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/07/2019 |
Mrs Angela Fowler Individual · British · DOB 04/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 09/07/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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