FORTH COFFEE ROASTERS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC560557 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-15
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
£14.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10832
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £14,185
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£14k
↑ 162% YoY
Current Assets
£73k
↓ 3.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £68.5k | £72.4k |
| Current assets | £72.5k | £75.0k |
| Net assets | £14.2k | £-22.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-05-31📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-04-04📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-09-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-09➖MILLER, David resigneddirector
- 2018-04-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs FORTH COFFEE ROASTERS LIMITED
- 2017-03-15➕MIRZA, Zishan Ilyas appointeddirector
- 2017-03-15➕MILLER, David 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
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Neil Watson Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/03/2017 |
Mr Zishan Ilyas Mirza Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 15/03/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Millerceased 20/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| COFFEE NEXUS LIMITED→ SC355513 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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| CULT ROASTERS LTD→ SC744248 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| DOUGH RE MI LIMITED→ SC275559 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| FIRENZE GELATO LTD→ SC777954 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FRASER BROADWAY LTD→ SC812225 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GENIUS FOODS LIMITED→ SC344777 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10832 — SIC 10832
Registered office
38 East Main Street
Uphall
West Lothian
EH52 5HY
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MIRZA, Zishan Ilyas→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2017-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MILLER, David→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2017-03-15 · resigned 2018-12-09
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Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-03
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-05-31
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2024-09-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04