ALGERIAN COFFEE SUPPLIES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
04094615 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-23
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
94 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4 | 400 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-04📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-04-27📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-04-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-04-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-27➖CROCETTA, Paul resignedsecretary
- 2023-03-27➖CROCETTA, Francesca resigneddirector
- 2023-03-27➖CROCETTA, Paul resigneddirector
- 2022-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-25📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-08-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2001-05-04➕CASH, Marisa Gabriella appointeddirector
- 2001-05-04➕DALBY, Daniela Louisa appointeddirector
- 2001-05-04➕CROCETTA, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2001-05-04➕CROCETTA, Francesca appointeddirector
- 2001-05-04➕CROCETTA, Paul appointeddirector
- 2001-04-02➖RM REGISTRARS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-04-02➖RM NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2000-10-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ALGERIAN COFFEE SUPPLIES LIMITED
- 2000-10-23➕RM REGISTRARS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2000-10-23➕RM NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Marisa Gabriella Cash Individual · British · DOB 12/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Daniela Louisa Dalby Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKI UK LIMITED→ 05557484 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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| AKSAYA FISH LIMITED→ 12882314 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| AL HALAL COSMETICS LTD→ 13909816 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| ALFAA LIMITED→ 15591496 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-10-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Registered office
325-327 Oldfield Lane North
Greenford
Middlesex
UB6 0FX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
CASH, Marisa Gabriella→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2001-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DALBY, Daniela Louisa→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2001-05-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CROCETTA, Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-05-04 · resigned 2023-03-27
RM REGISTRARS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-23 · resigned 2001-04-02
CROCETTA, Francesca→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2001-05-04 · resigned 2023-03-27
CROCETTA, Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2001-05-04 · resigned 2023-03-27
RM NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-23 · resigned 2001-04-02
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Recent filings (94 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-13
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-05-04
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-04-27
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-21