THE REAL FOOD CAFE FISH & CHIPS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC703056 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-01

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.

Why now

Window steady · high confidence

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Lifecycle stage: early → established
· Investment thesis: growth_story → unclassified
· Hygiene score: 90 → 70
· Opportunity score: 76 → 69

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Mixed signals in the last 30 days — 2 improved, 3 worsened.

↑Lifecycle stage: early → established
·Investment thesis: growth_story → unclassified
↓Opportunity score: 76 → 69
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
↓Bankability: 70 → 65
+2 more

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to May 2026

Net worth

£499

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

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

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed hospitality with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (86/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

17 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £499

High leverage

Liabilities are 100% of total assets

Net assets shrinking

Down £35 YoY

Leverage

100%

Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£499

↓ 6.6% YoY

Current Assets

£9k

↓ 12% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-05-31	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£19.2k	£20.4k	—
Current assets	£9.2k	£10.4k	—
Net assets	£499	£534	—
Average employees	—	—	500

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 accounts
• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 accounts
• 1 gazette
• 1 dissolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-07-21
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-10
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-25
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-06-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-01
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MAIR, Charles resigned
director
2024-08-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
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MCCOLM, Euan resigned
director
2022-09-22
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-07-01
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Company incorporated
As THE REAL FOOD CAFE FISH & CHIPS LTD
2021-07-01
➕
HEWARD, Sarah Christine appointed
director
2021-07-01
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MARTIN, Timothy appointed
director
2021-07-01
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MCCOLM, Alan Nicholas appointed
director
2021-07-01
➕
MAIR, Charles appointed
director
2021-07-01
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MCCOLM, Euan appointed
director
2021-07-01
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-14

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan Nicholas Mccolm Individual · British · DOB 02/1959 · age 67	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/07/2021
Mrs Sarah Christine Heward Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	01/07/2021

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

Incorporated2021-07-01

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

The Real Food Cafe

Tyndrum

Crianlarich

FK20 8RY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2028-02-29

Last made up to: 2026-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-14OVERDUE

Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

HEWARD, Sarah Christine→

director · ~61y · appointed 2021-07-01

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Active

MARTIN, Timothy→

director · ~63y · appointed 2021-07-01

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Active

MCCOLM, Alan Nicholas→

director · ~67y · appointed 2021-07-01

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Active

MAIR, Charles→

director · ~48y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2024-12-01

Resigned

MCCOLM, Euan→

director · ~38y · appointed 2021-07-01 · resigned 2022-12-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2026-07-21

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2026-07-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-06-25

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2026-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-06-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-01

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-03-03

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-03-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-03-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-03-31

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2022-09-22