BEETROOT AND CHOCOLATE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC480874 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-26
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: medium (76/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 1 | 100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-05📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-03-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-08-22📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-02-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-23📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-02-11➖LANG, Jamie Forbes resigneddirector
- 2022-01-11➖LANG, Margaret Susan resignedsecretary
- 2021-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-06-26🏢Company incorporatedAs BEETROOT AND CHOCOLATE LIMITED
- 2014-06-26➕WALKER, Clara Ann appointedsecretary
- 2014-06-26➕WALKER, Sam Joseph Brabazon appointeddirector
- 2014-06-26➕LANG, Margaret Susan appointedsecretary
- 2014-06-26➕LANG, Jamie Forbes appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clara Ann Walker Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/08/2022 |
Mr Sam Walker Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 11/02/2022 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-06-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities
Registered office
1 School Road
Comrie
Crieff
PH6 2LZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
WALKER, Sam Joseph Brabazon→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-06-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LANG, Margaret Susan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2014-06-26 · resigned 2022-01-11
LANG, Jamie Forbes→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2014-06-26 · resigned 2022-02-11
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-22
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-08-22