CAPITAL ROASTERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03898064 · ltd · incorporated 1999-12-16
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 23.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10831
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10832SIC 10832
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 23.1y

70/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
88 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees12001000

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
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-12
    ➕
    SMITH, Tina appointed
    director
  3. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-08-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2021-02-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  12. 2021-01-26
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  13. 2021-01-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  14. 2020-11-02
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-08-26
    ➖
    SCOTCHER, Dudley resigned
    director
  20. 2010-01-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Philip Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    SCOTCHER, Shirley resigned
    director
  22. 2009-11-26
    ➖
    GNANAKURU, Chandran resigned
    secretary
  23. 2004-03-29
    ➖
    GNANAKURU, Chandran resigned
    director
  24. 2004-03-29
    ➖
    WOODWARD, Nutan resigned
    director
  25. 2003-04-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited (Trading as Alex Lawrie Factors)
  26. 2000-12-29
    ➖
    CHODRA, Jasawant Rai resigned
    director
  27. 2000-12-29
    ➕
    WOODWARD, Nutan appointed
    director
  28. 1999-12-30
    ➕
    SCOTCHER, Dudley appointed
    director
  29. 1999-12-30
    ➕
    SCOTCHER, Shirley appointed
    director
  30. 1999-12-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAPITAL ROASTERS LIMITED
  31. 1999-12-16
    ➕
    GNANAKURU, Chandran appointed
    secretary
  32. 1999-12-16
    ➕
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1999-12-16
    ➖
    HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 1999-12-16
    ➕
    CHODRA, Jasawant Rai appointed
    director
  35. 1999-12-16
    ➕
    GNANAKURU, Chandran appointed
    director
  36. 1999-12-16
    ➕
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  37. 1999-12-16
    ➖
    HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Michael Smith
Individual · British · DOB 12/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Tina Smith
Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1999-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10831 — SIC 10831

Registered office

Verulam House Cleddau Bridge Business Park
Llanion Hill
Pembroke Dock
SA72 6UP
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

SMITH, Philip Michael→
director · ~60y · appointed 2010-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Tina→
director · ~58y · appointed 2026-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GNANAKURU, Chandran→
secretary · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2009-11-26
Resigned
HALLMARK SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 1999-12-16
Resigned
CHODRA, Jasawant Rai→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2000-12-29
Resigned
GNANAKURU, Chandran→
director · ~65y · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 2004-03-29
Resigned
SCOTCHER, Dudley→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-12-30 · resigned 2011-08-26
Resigned
SCOTCHER, Shirley→
director · ~78y · appointed 1999-12-30 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
WOODWARD, Nutan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2000-12-29 · resigned 2004-03-29
Resigned
HALLMARK REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-12-16 · resigned 1999-12-16
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—16/02/2021—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited (Trading as Alex Lawrie Factors)
All assets debenture1 property11/04/200326/01/2021
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Recent filings (88 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-02-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-01-26