PROST COFFEE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC731258 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-03
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£8.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,149
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 88% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£10k£15k£20k£25kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£28.7k£22.2k
Current assets£24.9k£17.5k
Net assets£8.1k£4.3k

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
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-10-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-09-30
    BAIRD, Alan Norman resigned
    director
  9. 2023-09-30
    BANKS, Gregor resigned
    director
  10. 2023-09-30
    SALINS, Sundeep Michael resigned
    director
  11. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-04-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-05-03
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    Company incorporated
    As PROST COFFEE LIMITED
  14. 2022-05-03
    THAMES, Derrick Ryan appointed
    director
  15. 2022-05-03
    BAIRD, Alan Norman appointed
    director
  16. 2022-05-03
    BANKS, Gregor appointed
    director
  17. 2022-05-03
    SALINS, Sundeep Michael appointed
    director
  18. 2022-05-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Epic Alternative Uk Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Epic Alternative Uk Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
PROST COFFEE LIMITED
This company · SC731258

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Derrick Ryan Thames
Individual · British · DOB 10/1982 · age 44
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/10/2023
Epic Alternative Uk Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/05/2022

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-05-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

185 Townhill Road
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 0DQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-16
Last: 2025-05-02

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

THAMES, Derrick Ryan
director · ~44y · appointed 2022-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAIRD, Alan Norman
director · ~45y · appointed 2022-05-03 · resigned 2023-09-30
Resigned
BANKS, Gregor
director · ~34y · appointed 2022-05-03 · resigned 2023-09-30
Resigned
SALINS, Sundeep Michael
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-05-03 · resigned 2023-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-21
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-03