CAFE LEOPOLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02785277 · ltd · incorporated 1993-02-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 11.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£347.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 11.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £347,519
Cash YoY
+27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£149k
↑ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£348k
↑ 175% YoY
Current Assets
£722k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£144k£289k£433k£578k£722kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£578.7k£436.2k
Current assets£722.5k£483.0k
Cash£148.5k£117.0k
Debtors£573.9k£366.0k
Net assets£347.5k£126.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
    ➕
    KUHNKE, Oisin Maximilian appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-27
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2016-12-08
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  17. 2016-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-08-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  19. 2015-09-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  20. 2015-04-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 2008-12-30
    ➖
    SCALLY, Siobhan Elizabeth resigned
    director
  22. 1993-02-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAFE LEOPOLD LIMITED
  23. 1993-02-01
    ➕
    KUHNKE, Klaus Rudolf Hermann Peter appointed
    secretary
  24. 1993-02-01
    ➕
    KUHNKE, Klaus Rudolf Hermann Peter appointed
    director
  25. 1993-02-01
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1993-02-01
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1993-02-01
    ➕
    SCALLY, Siobhan Elizabeth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — KUHNKE, Oisin Maximilian (same surname) appointed 2026-02-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Klaus Rudolf Hermann Peter Kuhnke
Individual · German · DOB 07/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-02-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

64 Southwark Bridge Road
London
SE1 0AS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

KUHNKE, Klaus Rudolf Hermann Peter→
secretary · appointed 1993-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KUHNKE, Klaus Rudolf Hermann Peter→
director · ~65y · appointed 1993-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KUHNKE, Oisin Maximilian→
director · ~29y · appointed 2026-02-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-02-01 · resigned 1993-02-01
Resigned
SCALLY, Siobhan Elizabeth→
director · ~67y · appointed 1993-02-01 · resigned 2008-12-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—08/12/2016—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property22/08/2016—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property28/09/2015—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—22/04/2015—
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Recent filings (89 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12