NORTH ROAST LTD
- · Lifecycle stage: startup → early
- · Investment thesis: unclassified → growth_story
- · Bankability: 65 → 70
- · Filings: 4 → 5
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.
- ·Lifecycle stage: startup → early
- ·Investment thesis: unclassified → growth_story
- ↑Bankability: 65 → 70
- ↑Filings: 4 → 5
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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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-05-13🏢Company incorporatedAs NORTH ROAST LTD
- 2024-05-13➕MACLEOD, Donald Angus appointeddirector
- 2024-05-13➕MACLEOD, Maree Alice appointeddirector
- 2024-05-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Maree Alice Macleod Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/05/2024 |
Mr Donald Angus Macleod Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 13/05/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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