ARBORETUM CAFE LTD

🌳Matureactive
06606663 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56210Event catering activities
  • 56290Other food services
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed hospitality with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 4 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
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£4k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£2k£4k£5k£7k£9kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.0k£4.0k
Current assets£7.8k£8.8k
Net assets£4.0k£4.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-01-29
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  3. 2024-02-21
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  4. 2024-02-19
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  5. 2024-02-16
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    LANGFORD, Jake Keith resigned
    director
  6. 2023-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2022-12-30
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  8. 2021-12-23
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  9. 2021-01-29
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  10. 2020-09-10
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  12. 2020-09-10
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  13. 2020-02-20
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    SPRING, Dawn Maria appointed
    director
  14. 2020-02-20
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    SQUIRES, Linda appointed
    director
  15. 2020-02-20
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    LANGFORD, Jake Keith appointed
    director
  16. 2020-01-16
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  17. 2019-06-18
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  18. 2019-06-18
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  19. 2019-01-30
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    BURCHELL-STANLEY, Betty May resigned
    director
  20. 2018-12-28
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  21. 2018-01-24
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  22. 2017-09-25
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  23. 2017-09-19
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    COLE, Julia Ann resigned
    director
  24. 2016-11-05
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    LEVY, Alan resigned
    secretary
  25. 2016-11-05
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    LEVY, Alan resigned
    director
  26. 2016-08-16
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    RICHARDS, Paul Alan resigned
    director
  27. 2014-01-02
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    RICHARDS, Paul Alan appointed
    director
  28. 2013-08-02
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    TOME FERNANDEZ, Emma Dawn resigned
    director
  29. 2013-06-04
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    LEVY, Alan appointed
    secretary
  30. 2013-03-15
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    PELLEW, Andrew Richard resigned
    director
  31. 2012-05-28
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    COLE, Julia Ann appointed
    director
  32. 2012-05-28
    ➕
    LEVY, Alan appointed
    director
  33. 2012-04-17
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    ROBERTSHAW, John Stanley, Dr resigned
    secretary
  34. 2012-02-06
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    ROBERTSHAW, John Stanley, Dr resigned
    director
  35. 2009-04-14
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    BURCHELL-STANLEY, Betty May appointed
    director
  36. 2009-04-14
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    PELLEW, Andrew Richard appointed
    director
  37. 2009-03-09
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    RIDES, Norman resigned
    director
  38. 2009-01-05
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    SOER, Jason Ian appointed
    director
  39. 2008-05-30
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    Company incorporated
    As ARBORETUM CAFE LTD
  40. 2008-05-30
    ➕
    ROBERTSHAW, John Stanley, Dr appointed
    secretary
  41. 2008-05-30
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    RIDES, Norman appointed
    director
  42. 2008-05-30
    ➕
    ROBERTSHAW, John Stanley, Dr appointed
    director
  43. 2008-05-30
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    TOME FERNANDEZ, Emma Dawn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-13

Group structure

Arbury Community Association is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Arbury Community Association
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ARBORETUM CAFE LTD
This company · 06606663

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Arbury Community Association
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Jason Ian Soar
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ms Betty May Burchell-Stanleyceased 30/01/2019· 25-50% voting
  • Ms Julia Ann Coleceased 19/09/2017· 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2008-05-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

Arbury Community Centre
Campkin Road
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB4 2LD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-13OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-30

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

SOER, Jason Ian→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPRING, Dawn Maria→
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SQUIRES, Linda→
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-02-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEVY, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-04 · resigned 2016-11-05
Resigned
ROBERTSHAW, John Stanley, Dr→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-30 · resigned 2012-04-17
Resigned
BURCHELL-STANLEY, Betty May→
director · ~93y · appointed 2009-04-14 · resigned 2019-01-30
Resigned
COLE, Julia Ann→
director · ~69y · appointed 2012-05-28 · resigned 2017-09-19
Resigned
LANGFORD, Jake Keith→
director · ~27y · appointed 2020-02-20 · resigned 2024-02-16
Resigned
LEVY, Alan→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-05-28 · resigned 2016-11-05
Resigned
PELLEW, Andrew Richard→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-04-14 · resigned 2013-03-15
Resigned
RICHARDS, Paul Alan→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-01-02 · resigned 2016-08-16
Resigned
RIDES, Norman→
director · ~69y · appointed 2008-05-30 · resigned 2009-03-09
Resigned
ROBERTSHAW, John Stanley, Dr→
director · ~79y · appointed 2008-05-30 · resigned 2012-02-06
Resigned
TOME FERNANDEZ, Emma Dawn→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-05-30 · resigned 2013-08-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
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2021-06-06
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2021-01-29
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2020-09-10
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officers · AP01
2020-09-10