COFFEE WORLD (UK) LTD
🌳Matureactive
08879208 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-06
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£2.23M
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10832
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46370Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
- 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
- 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.5y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,229,401
Cash YoY
+25%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£393k
↑ 25% YoY
Net Worth
£2.2m
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £393.4k | £315.2k |
| Net assets | £2.23M | £1.89M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
11
filings
- • 2 incorporation
- • 2 resolution
- • 2 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-20📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-05-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-05-20📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-05-18📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-04-16📄legacymiscellaneous · ANNOTATION
- 2026-02-15📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-02-15📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-02-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-26📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-04-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-03-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-10-31📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-19🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2014-12-12➕ABOUKHSHEM, Ali Ramadan appointeddirector
- 2014-02-06🏢Company incorporatedAs COFFEE WORLD (UK) LTD
- 2014-02-06➕ABOUKHSHEM, Maria Anna appointeddirector
- 2014-02-06➕ABOUKHSHEM, Muhammed Ali appointeddirector
- 2014-02-06➕ABOUKHSHEM, Nasar Abdul appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Muhammed Ali Aboukhshem Individual · British · DOB 07/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/04/2025 |
Mr Nasar Abdul Aboukhshem Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/03/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Maria Anna Aboukshemceased 01/04/2025· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-02-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10832 — SIC 10832
Registered office
135 Cambridge Road
Milton
Cambridge
CB24 6AT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
ABOUKHSHEM, Ali Ramadan→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2014-12-12
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ABOUKHSHEM, Maria Anna→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2014-02-06
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ABOUKHSHEM, Muhammed Ali→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2014-02-06
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ABOUKHSHEM, Nasar Abdul→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2014-02-06
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 19/12/2014 | 26/10/2024 |
Recent filings (50 total)
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-20
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-20
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-05-20
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-05-18
legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2026-04-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-15
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-16