CAFERILLA LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC674010 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-11
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56290Other food services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-11-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-11-10
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  7. 2025-02-18
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  8. 2024-12-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-09-08
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-09-08
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-05-17
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2024-05-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-05-16
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  15. 2024-02-13
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  16. 2023-11-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-12-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-10-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-08-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2020-09-11
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAFERILLA LTD
  22. 2020-09-11
    ABIC, Ulas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ulas Abic
Individual · Turkish · DOB 02/2000 · age 26
75100%
75-100% shares11/09/2020

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

3/4 Northfield Farm Avenue
Edinburgh
EH8 7QW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ABIC, Ulas
director · ~26y · appointed 2020-09-11
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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-03
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2025-11-10
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-02-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-08
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-16