MITCHELL'S CAKES & CATERING LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC787841 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30
Average employees200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-09-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-09-02
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Mandy appointed
    director
  4. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-01-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-01-13
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    MITCHELL, Mandy resigned
    director
  8. 2023-11-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MITCHELL'S CAKES & CATERING LTD
  9. 2023-11-01
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Derek Colin appointed
    director
  10. 2023-11-01
    ➕
    MITCHELL, Mandy appointed
    director
  11. 2023-11-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MITCHELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Mandy Mitchell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting02/09/2025
Mr Derek Colin Mitchell
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/11/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Mandy Mitchellceased 30/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-11-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

4 Valentine Court
Dundee
Angus
DD2 3QB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MITCHELL, Derek Colin→
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-11-01
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Active
MITCHELL, Mandy→
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-09-02
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Active
MITCHELL, Mandy→
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-11-01 · resigned 2025-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-01