2014 COFFEE HOUSE LTD

💤Zombieactive
09353671 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-12
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (82/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
31 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2023-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-12-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-28
    ISILDAK, Nazire resigned
    director
  14. 2017-04-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-11-01
    ISILDAK, Nazire appointed
    director
  17. 2014-12-12
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    Company incorporated
    As 2014 COFFEE HOUSE LTD
  18. 2014-12-12
    KAYA, Medet 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

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Medet Kaya
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/03/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Nazire Isildakceased 28/04/2017· 25-50% shares

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

38 Fulham Palace Road
London
W6 9PH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-09
Last: 2025-08-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KAYA, Medet
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-12-12
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Active
ISILDAK, Nazire
director · ~52y · appointed 2015-11-01 · resigned 2017-04-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-01-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30