2A COFFEE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
13841479 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-11
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 2 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-18➕SLAWINSKI, Akvile appointeddirector
- 2024-04-18➕SLAWINSKI, Andrzej appointeddirector
- 2024-04-18➖MEHMET, Raziye resigneddirector
- 2024-04-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-11🏢Company incorporatedAs 2A COFFEE LTD
- 2022-01-11➕MEHMET, Raziye appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2024-04-22: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrzej Slawinski Individual · Polish · DOB 03/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/04/2024 |
Akvile Slawinski Individual · Lithuanian · DOB 11/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/01/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Raziye Mehmetceased 18/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
C/O Cwa Lockkeepers Cottage
Unit 36 Hazlemere Marina
Waltham Abbey
London
EN9 1FJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SLAWINSKI, Akvile→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-04-18
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SLAWINSKI, Andrzej→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-04-18
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MEHMET, Raziye→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-01-11 · resigned 2024-04-18
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-18