CLIFTON COFFEE COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

05235341 · ltd · incorporated 2004-09-20

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 20.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

£3.75M

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10832

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

46370Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.2y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 20.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

79 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,752,891

Cash YoY

+13%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£1.2m

↑ 13% YoY

Net Worth

£3.8m

↑ 17% YoY

Current Assets

£4.4m

↑ 37% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	£4.98M	£4.56M
Current assets	£4.39M	£3.21M
Cash	£1.15M	£1.02M
Debtors	£1.50M	£1.31M
Net assets	£3.75M	£3.22M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-04-02
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replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2025-12-10
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gazette · DISS40
2025-12-09
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-06-07
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-06
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-05-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-23
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officers · AP01
2022-05-21
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GRIFFITHS, Paul appointed
director
2022-04-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-19
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CLARKE, Joshua Luke Hamblin resigned
director
2022-03-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-07
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-28
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2021-08-18
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-08-12
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2019-06-01
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CLARKE, Joshua Luke Hamblin appointed
director
2019-05-01
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RUSSE, Emma Louise appointed
director
2019-04-01
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LENTHALL, Miles appointed
director
2011-09-01
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BUSTON, Edmund appointed
director
2010-01-27
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Charge satisfied #1
2008-05-01
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MOORE, Stephen resigned
secretary
2006-05-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited
2004-09-20
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Company incorporated
As CLIFTON COFFEE COMPANY LIMITED
2004-09-20
➕
FISHER, James Adam appointed
director
2004-09-20
➕
MOORE, Stephen appointed
secretary

Owner dependency

50/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Adam Fisher Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	20/09/2016

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

Incorporated2004-09-20

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10832 — SIC 10832

Registered office

C Island Trade Park

Bristow Broadway

Avonmouth

Bristol

BS11 9FB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-04

Last: 2025-09-20