LIMACAZA LIMITED

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SC314102 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-04
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£197.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 14.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £197,789
Net assets shrinking
Down £39,307 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£198k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£57k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£47k£95k£142k£190k£237kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£197.8k£237.1k
Current assets£57.3k£68.7k
Net assets£197.8k£237.1k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
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  2. 2025-09-30
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  3. 2024-09-26
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  4. 2023-09-29
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  5. 2023-02-16
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  6. 2023-02-16
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  7. 2022-12-23
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  8. 2022-12-19
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  9. 2022-12-19
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  10. 2022-12-19
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    address · AD01
  11. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2020-09-29
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  13. 2019-09-20
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  14. 2018-08-29
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  15. 2017-07-18
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  16. 2017-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2012-03-13
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited
  18. 2012-02-10
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited
  19. 2011-08-05
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    MURPHY, Caroline resigned
    director
  20. 2009-09-14
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    CRAWFORD-SMITH, Ryan Alexander resigned
    director
  21. 2009-09-14
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    MURPHY, Caroline appointed
    director
  22. 2008-09-30
    ➖
    JACKSON, Lisa Marie resigned
    director
  23. 2008-09-30
    ➖
    MURPHY, Caroline resigned
    director
  24. 2007-01-04
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    Company incorporated
    As LIMACAZA LIMITED
  25. 2007-01-04
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    MURPHY, Caroline appointed
    secretary
  26. 2007-01-04
    ➕
    CULLEN, James appointed
    director
  27. 2007-01-04
    ➕
    CRAWFORD-SMITH, Ryan Alexander appointed
    director
  28. 2007-01-04
    ➕
    JACKSON, Lisa Marie appointed
    director
  29. 2007-01-04
    ➕
    MURPHY, Caroline appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
Mr James Cullen
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Caroline Murphy
Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-01-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

100 Main Street
Calderbank
Lanarkshire
ML6 9SH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-17
Last: 2026-01-03

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MURPHY, Caroline→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CULLEN, James→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-01-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CRAWFORD-SMITH, Ryan Alexander→
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-01-04 · resigned 2009-09-14
Resigned
JACKSON, Lisa Marie→
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-01-04 · resigned 2008-09-30
Resigned
MURPHY, Caroline→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-09-14 · resigned 2011-08-05
Resigned
MURPHY, Caroline→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-01-04 · resigned 2008-09-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Greene King Brewing and Retailing
Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited
Standard security1 property13/03/2012—
outstanding
Greene King Brewing and Retailing
Greene King Brewing and Retailing Limited
Floating charge1 property10/02/2012—
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Recent filings (58 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05