DRYDEN CATERING LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £98.3k | £62.4k |
| Current assets | £126.8k | £117.7k |
| Net assets | £98.3k | £62.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-20🏢Company incorporatedAs DRYDEN CATERING LTD
- 2023-04-20➕FISH, Lee appointeddirector
- 2023-04-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lee Fish Individual · British · DOB 10/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/04/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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