EILEEN'S SILVERSPOON CATERING LTD

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SC505081 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£80.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
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 £80,302

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£80k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£78k
↑ 4.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£16k£32k£48k£64k£80kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£80.3k£68.9k
Current assets£77.5k£74.2k
Net assets£80.3k£68.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2026-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-05-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2020-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EILEEN'S SILVERSPOON CATERING LTD
  19. 2015-05-05
    ➕
    COULL, Eileen Ann appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Eileen Ann Coull
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

Rayleen House
Ardivot
Lossiemouth
IV31 6RY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-19
Last: 2025-05-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

COULL, Eileen Ann→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-05-05
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Recent filings (31 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-11-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16