ABERSOCH BEACH CAFE & SHOP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08394667 · ltd · incorporated 2013-02-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£360.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £360,328
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£360k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£372k
↑ 7.8% 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 | £360.3k | £325.9k |
| Current assets | £372.2k | £345.4k |
| Net assets | £360.3k | £325.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2013-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ABERSOCH BEACH CAFE & SHOP LIMITED
- 2013-02-08➕WOOD, Eifiona Mair appointeddirector
- 2013-02-08➕WOOD, Peter Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Eifiona Mair Wood Individual · United Kingdom · DOB 07/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Peter Charles Wood Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
Berwyn Golf Road
Abersoch
Pwllheli
Gwynedd
LL53 7EF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WOOD, Eifiona Mair→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-02-08
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WOOD, Peter Charles→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-02-08
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Recent filings (30 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-17