CAFFE AMOR LONDON LTD

💤Zombieactive
08616896 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-19
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£547
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £547
Cash YoY
+513%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↑ 513% YoY
Net Worth
£547
↑ 288% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 2.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£8kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-302024-07-30
Total assets£2.3k£3.6k
Current assets£8.2k£8.4k
Cash£3.5k£564
Debtors£4.4k£7.5k
Net assets£547£141

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-24
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2024-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2022-06-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-07-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-07-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-04-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2015-05-14
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    STREETER, Mark John resigned
    director
  19. 2013-07-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAFFE AMOR LONDON LTD
  20. 2013-07-19
    ➕
    PARNHAM, Adam appointed
    director
  21. 2013-07-19
    ➕
    STREETER, Mark John appointed
    director
  22. 2013-07-19
    ➖
    STREETER, Mark John resigned
    director
  23. 2013-07-19
    ➕
    STREETER, Mark John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adam Parnham
Individual · English · DOB 10/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46370 — Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices

Registered office

13 Hyde Road
Paignton
Devon
TQ4 5BW
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-29
Last made up to: 2025-07-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PARNHAM, Adam→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-07-19
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Active
STREETER, Mark John→
director · ~51y · appointed 2013-07-19 · resigned 2013-07-19
Resigned
STREETER, Mark John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-07-19 · resigned 2015-05-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-22
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27