ARCHES ESPRESSO LTD.
🏛️Establishedactive
11100241 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-06
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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 (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £47.0k |
| Current assets | — | £17.0k |
| Net assets | — | £47.0k |
| Average employees | 500 | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-20📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-01-12➕WHEATLEY, Teresa appointedsecretary
- 2022-01-12➕WHEATLEY, Teresa appointeddirector
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-12-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-11-27➖SMITH, Samuel David resigneddirector
- 2019-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-06🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCHES ESPRESSO LTD.
- 2017-12-06➕CHISLETT, Richard Mark appointeddirector
- 2017-12-06➕SMITH, Samuel David appointeddirector
- 2017-12-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Teresa Wheatley Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/01/2022 |
Mr Richard Mark Chislett Individual · British · DOB 04/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/01/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Method Coffee Company Limitedceased 12/01/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Wayland's Yard Ltd.ceased 27/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
Arch 51 Farrier Street
Worcester
WR1 3BB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
CHISLETT, Richard Mark→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2017-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHEATLEY, Teresa→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, Samuel David→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2017-12-06 · resigned 2019-11-27
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10