CATERING SUPPLIES (FIFE) LTD

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SC470633 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-21
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£44.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
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
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £44,501
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,725 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£45k
↓ 7.7% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£19k£29k£39k£48kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£44.5k£42.2k
Current assets£1.4k£9.9k
Net assets£44.5k£48.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-02-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2017-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-02
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    accounts · AAMD
  14. 2016-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-04-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-08-24
    ➖
    BERRWIN, Saeid resigned
    director
  17. 2014-12-01
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    BERRWIN, Ali Saeid appointed
    director
  18. 2014-12-01
    ➕
    BERRWIN, Saeid appointed
    director
  19. 2014-12-01
    ➖
    HIGGINS, Sandra, Mrs. resigned
    director
  20. 2014-02-21
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    Company incorporated
    As CATERING SUPPLIES (FIFE) LTD
  21. 2014-02-21
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Sandra, Mrs. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ali Saeid Berrwin
Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65
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
Incorporated2014-02-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

21 High Street
Kirkcaldy
KY1 1LQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BERRWIN, Ali Saeid→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-12-01
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Active
BERRWIN, Saeid→
director · ~34y · appointed 2014-12-01 · resigned 2015-08-24
Resigned
HIGGINS, Sandra, Mrs.→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-02-21 · resigned 2014-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-25