RED POINT CATERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC754482 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-06

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.

Why now

Window steady · high confidence

Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.

· Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
· Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold
· Hygiene score: 70 → 85
· Deal-killer verdict: clean → workable

Opportunity decay

drifting distress · 6-months

Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.

· Lifecycle stage drifting downward
· Currently "zombie"

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 5 positive signals vs 1 negative.

↓Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
·Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold
↑Deal-killer verdict: clean → workable
↑Opportunity score: 67 → 75
↑Hygiene score: 70 → 85
+3 more

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Licenced restaurants

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

13 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

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

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	900	800

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 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

2026-06-30
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MCCALLUM, Duncan George resigned
director
2026-06-30
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-12
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-04-05
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-03-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-22
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DIXON, Nyomi Sara resigned
director
2023-03-22
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SMITH, Grigor William resigned
director
2023-01-06
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Company incorporated
As RED POINT CATERING LIMITED
2023-01-06
➕
LAWTON, Alasdair Richard appointed
director
2023-01-06
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DIXON, Nyomi Sara appointed
director
2023-01-06
➕
MCCALLUM, Duncan George appointed
director
2023-01-06
➕
SMITH, Grigor William appointed
director
2023-01-06
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alasdair Richard Lawton Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/01/2023

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Duncan George Mccallumceased 30/06/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2023-01-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

2 Ardival East

Strathpeffer

IV14 9DY

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-06

Last: 2026-03-23

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

LAWTON, Alasdair Richard→

director · ~64y · appointed 2023-01-06

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Active

DIXON, Nyomi Sara→

director · ~35y · appointed 2023-01-06 · resigned 2023-03-22

Resigned

MCCALLUM, Duncan George→

director · ~65y · appointed 2023-01-06 · resigned 2026-06-30

Resigned

SMITH, Grigor William→

director · ~34y · appointed 2023-01-06 · resigned 2023-03-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

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

officers · TM01

2026-06-30

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-10-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-03

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

accounts · AA01

2023-10-12

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2023-04-05

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-23

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

officers · TM01

2023-03-23

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

officers · TM01

2023-03-23

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2023-01-06