COFFEE SOCIETEA LIMITED

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SC422212 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-18
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£1.17M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 10.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,174,923
Cash YoY
+86%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£749k
↑ 86% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£843k
↑ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£235k£470k£705k£940k£1.2mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£1.17M£893.6k
Current assets£843.2k£425.3k
Cash£749.0k£401.9k
Debtors£93.3k£22.4k
Net assets£1.17M£884.2k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-05-27
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    address · AD01
  4. 2025-05-27
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    officers · AP04
  5. 2025-04-17
    ➕
    STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-25
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-04-28
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-10-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-18
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    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2020-03-31
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    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2020-02-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-04-03
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    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2019-04-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  20. 2017-03-02
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    BARNETT, Justin resigned
    director
  21. 2015-12-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2015-03-10
    ➖
    HOGG, Ian Grant resigned
    director
  23. 2014-06-16
    ➕
    BARNETT, Justin appointed
    director
  24. 2014-06-16
    ➖
    KENNEDY, Bruce Macleod resigned
    director
  25. 2013-06-19
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Bruce Macleod appointed
    director
  26. 2012-04-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COFFEE SOCIETEA LIMITED
  27. 2012-04-18
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Robert Murdo appointed
    director
  28. 2012-04-18
    ➕
    HOGG, Ian Grant 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 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Murdo Kennedy
Individual · British · DOB 11/1946 · age 80
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mr Ian Grant Hogg
Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

28 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-02
Last: 2025-04-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KENNEDY, Robert Murdo→
director · ~80y · appointed 2012-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BARNETT, Justin→
director · ~52y · appointed 2014-06-16 · resigned 2017-03-02
Resigned
HOGG, Ian Grant→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-04-18 · resigned 2015-03-10
Resigned
KENNEDY, Bruce Macleod→
director · ~68y · appointed 2013-06-19 · resigned 2014-06-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—18/12/2015—
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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-27
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-10-28