FARM STOP CATERING LIMITED
- 56290Other food services
Opportunity 69/100 (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 (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £54.4k |
| Current assets | £69.0k |
| Cash | £45.6k |
| Debtors | £23.3k |
| Net assets | £54.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17🏢Company incorporatedAs FARM STOP CATERING LIMITED
- 2021-02-17➕POLSON, Christina Alex appointeddirector
- 2021-02-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-05-28: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Christina Alex Polson Individual · British · DOB 12/1999 · age 27 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 17/02/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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.
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