BACK YARD COFFEE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
10236253 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10832
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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: 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-10-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-05-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-08📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-06-16🏢Company incorporatedAs BACK YARD COFFEE LTD
- 2016-06-16➕CHANDLER-GORDON, Elliott Daniel appointeddirector
- 2016-06-16➕KRANSBY, Therese 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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Elliott Daniel Chandler-Gordon Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 16/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BOTCH SCONNET LTD→ 12647422 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BOWMAN ALES LIMITED→ 05861077 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| BRAINFLOWERS LIMITED→ 16679124 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BREW BROS LTD→ 12342749 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-06-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10832 — SIC 10832
Registered office
Demar House 14 Church Road
East Wittering
Chichester
West Sussex
PO20 8PS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CHANDLER-GORDON, Elliott Daniel→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2016-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KRANSBY, Therese→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2016-06-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (26 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-30