GRINNEABHAT CAFÉ CIC
🌿Early-stageactive
SC699260 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-05-19
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
- 56210Event catering activities
- 56290Other food services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-11📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-05-19🏢Company incorporatedAs GRINNEABHAT CAFÉ CIC
- 2021-05-19➕CAMPBELL, Catriona Mairi appointeddirector
- 2021-05-19➕MACPHAIL, Catriona appointeddirector
- 2021-05-19➕STEVENS, Simon appointeddirector
- 2021-05-19➕WILLIAMSON, Gordon Mckenzie appointeddirector
- 2021-05-19📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
55/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| GEARRANNAN VILLAGE LIMITED→ SC206276 · est 2000 | — | — | £25.9k | — | 26y | 83 | 76y |
| BORRODALE HOTEL (SOUTH UIST) LIMITED→ SC048498 · est 1971 | — | — | £46.4k | — | 55y | 82 | 66y |
| LANGASS LODGE LIMITED→ SC164740 · est 1996 | — | — | £571.0k | — | 30y | 82 | 63y |
| ACCOMMODATION IN STORNOWAY LTD→ SC358224 · est 2009 | — | — | £148.5k | — | 17y | 81 | 67y |
| BERNERA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION→ SC200316 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | 81 | 71y |
| GATLIFF HEBRIDEAN HOSTELS TRUST→ SC111557 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | 81 | 83y |
| LOOMSHED HEBRIDES LTD→ SC584155 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| MANGERSTA CROFT HOLIDAYS LTD→ SC626198 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| MANOR HOTEL (STORNOWAY) LIMITED→ SC047398 · est 1970 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 56y | — | — |
| MIRTHAN GROUP LTD→ SC700480 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| NISEACH VENTURES LTD→ SC863838 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2021-05-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
Grinneabhat
North Bragar
Isle Of Lewis
Western Isles
HS2 9DA
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-01
Last: 2025-05-18
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
CAMPBELL, Catriona Mairi→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2021-05-19
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MACPHAIL, Catriona→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2021-05-19
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STEVENS, Simon→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2021-05-19
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WILLIAMSON, Gordon Mckenzie→
Activedirector · ~80y · appointed 2021-05-19
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Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-04-11
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2021-05-19