THE G22 CAFE LTD
Operating as an unlicensed café or restaurant in Glasgow, Scotland, this business most likely serves food and non-alcoholic beverages to customers on a day-to-day basis, possibly operating under a casual dining or café concept suggested by the "G22" branding.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (72/100)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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £138 |
| Current assets | £969 |
| Net assets | £138 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-06➖MCINTYRE-MULGREW, Megan Francis resigneddirector
- 2025-03-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-01-20🏢Company incorporatedAs THE G22 CAFE LTD
- 2025-01-20➕BLACK, Rachel appointeddirector
- 2025-01-20➕LAFFERTY, Kieran Gerard appointeddirector
- 2025-01-20➕MCINTYRE-MULGREW, Megan Francis appointeddirector
- 2025-01-20📄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.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Rachel Black Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1998 · age 28 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/01/2025 |
Mr Kieran Gerard Lafferty Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/2000 · age 26 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/01/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Megan Francis Mcintyre-Mulgrewceased 06/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAFE ANDALUZ RESTAURANTS LIMITED→ SC390599 · est 2010 | £8.71M £6.53M–£10.88M | — | — | 298 | 15y | 87 | 67y |
| ENOTECA SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC327283 · est 2007 | £8.47M £6.35M–£10.59M | — | — | 213 | 18y | 83 | 67y |
| AN CLACHAN CAFE LIMITED→ SC313545 · est 2006 | — | — | £45.0k | — | 19y | 83 | 59y |
| CRAIGENDMUIR LIMITED→ SC258280 · est 2003 | — | — | £1.34M | — | 22y | 83 | 60y |
| D'ARCY'S (GLASGOW) LIMITED→ SC264250 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | 83 | 64y |
| DANNY'S SNACKS LIMITED→ SC338593 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 65y |
| DIXON ARMS (GLENROTHES) LIMITED→ SC325347 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | 83 | 64y |
| JOHN MACLAREN AND SONS LIMITED→ SC291419 · est 2005 | — | — | £6.6k | — | 20y | 83 | 72y |
| KINGSRIDGE CLEDDANS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROUP→ SC133036 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | 83 | 87y |
| LA LANTERNA GLASGOW LTD→ SC274833 · est 2004 | — | — | — | 32 | 21y | 83 | 60y |
| LATHONES CARAVAN COMPANY LIMITED→ SC078119 · est 1982 | — | — | — | 0 | 44y | 83 | 68y |
| MATTHEW'S FOODS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC210734 · est 2000 | — | — | £1.81M | — | 25y | 83 | 59y |
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