CAFE AHOY (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £98.5k | £116.5k |
| Current assets | £163.1k | £164.1k |
| Net assets | £98.5k | £116.5k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-12-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-08-14📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-04-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs CAFE AHOY (ABERDEEN) LIMITED
- 2019-01-28➕MCAULEY, Martin appointeddirector
- 2019-01-28📄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 7 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
cleanGroup structure
Watermelon Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Watermelon Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 16/12/2019 |
Mr Martin Mcauley Individual · British · DOB 03/1987 · age 39 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 28/01/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mcauley (Aberdeen) Ltdceased 16/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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