BHANGRA BUS CAFE LTD

🌳Matureactive
08910015 · ltd · incorporated 2014-02-25
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-22.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £22,840

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£23k
↓ 36% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£23k-£12k-£684£10k£21k£33kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£25.9k£32.6k
Current assets£25.9k£32.6k
Net assets£-22.8k£-16.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-04-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-24
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-22
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  8. 2021-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-26
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-11
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    address · AD01
  11. 2018-11-13
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  12. 2017-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2016-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-10
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    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2014-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As BHANGRA BUS CAFE LTD
  17. 2014-02-25
    ➕
    CORNELL, Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2014-02-25
    ➕
    REES-HOWELL, Joscelynne, Ms. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Andrew Cornell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1989 · age 37
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/06/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robert Andrew Cornellceased 13/04/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2014-02-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

37 Millington Road
Cambridge
CB3 9HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CORNELL, Robert→
director · ~37y · appointed 2014-02-25
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Active
REES-HOWELL, Joscelynne, Ms.→
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-02-25
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Active

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Recent filings (28 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-10