CAIRNGORM COFFEE COMPANY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC459515 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£67.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (77/100)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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £67,602
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£94k
Net Worth
£68k
↑ 1158% YoY
Current Assets
£161k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £74.0k | £17.7k |
| Current assets | £160.5k | £129.1k |
| Cash | £94.4k | — |
| Debtors | £66.1k | — |
| Net assets | £67.6k | £5.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-01➖GRANT, Harris Donald James resigneddirector
- 2024-08-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-03📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-11-01➖LAMBIE, Sheila Ferguson resignedsecretary
- 2022-11-01➕GRANT, Harris Donald James appointeddirector
- 2022-11-01➖LAMBIE, Emma Harriet resigneddirector
- 2022-11-01➖LAMBIE, Robert Andrew resigneddirector
- 2022-11-01➖LAMBIE, Sheila Ferguson resigneddirector
- 2022-10-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2013-09-19🏢Company incorporatedAs CAIRNGORM COFFEE COMPANY LIMITED
- 2013-09-19➕LAMBIE, Robert Ian appointeddirector
- 2013-09-19➕LAMBIE, Sheila Ferguson appointedsecretary
- 2013-09-19➕LAMBIE, Emma Harriet appointeddirector
- 2013-09-19➕LAMBIE, Robert Andrew appointeddirector
- 2013-09-19➕LAMBIE, Sheila Ferguson 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
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robert Ian Lambie Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/10/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Andrew Lambieceased 18/10/2018· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
Cairngorm Coffee
1 Melville Place
Edinburgh
EH3 7PR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
LAMBIE, Robert Ian→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2013-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAMBIE, Sheila Ferguson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-09-19 · resigned 2022-11-01
GRANT, Harris Donald James→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2022-11-01 · resigned 2024-10-01
LAMBIE, Emma Harriet→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2013-09-19 · resigned 2022-11-01
LAMBIE, Robert Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2013-09-19 · resigned 2022-11-01
LAMBIE, Sheila Ferguson→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-09-19 · resigned 2022-11-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-03