CAFE @ MARSHALLS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08623642 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-24
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£25.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
36 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £25,679
Cash YoY
+51%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£50k
↑ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£26k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£31k£41k£51kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£33.1k£36.9k
Current assets£51.1k£34.1k
Cash£50.5k£33.5k
Net assets£25.7k£21.2k

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
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-05-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-04-01
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Emma Louise appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-01
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Leonie Margaret appointed
    director
  5. 2026-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-07-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-07-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-07-22
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2024-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-08-28
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    address · AD01
  18. 2019-08-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-08-28
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2019-08-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2013-07-24
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    Company incorporated
    As CAFE @ MARSHALLS LIMITED
  22. 2013-07-24
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Keith appointed
    secretary
  23. 2013-07-24
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Keith appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

23/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — JOHNSTON, Emma Louise (same surname) appointed 2026-04-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Emma Louise Johnston
Individual · British · DOB 03/1998 · age 28
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/07/2024
Ms Leonie Margaret Johnston
Individual · British · DOB 07/1989 · age 37
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/07/2024
Mr Keith Johnston
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

Unit 1 Marshalls Cafe
Scremerston
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 2QT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last: 2025-07-24

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

JOHNSTON, Keith→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-24
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Active
JOHNSTON, Emma Louise→
director · ~28y · appointed 2026-04-01
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Active
JOHNSTON, Keith→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-07-24
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Active
JOHNSTON, Leonie Margaret→
director · ~37y · appointed 2026-04-01
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Active

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Recent filings (36 total)

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officers · AP01
2026-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19