CAFE SHACK LTD

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11293941 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£7.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. 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: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
47 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,807

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
Current Assets
£18k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£47.2k
Current assets£17.8k
Net assets£7.8k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-10-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-10-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2025-01-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-10-03
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2024-10-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2023-08-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2023-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2023-06-13
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  17. 2023-06-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2022-09-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-07-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2022-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-06-02
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  22. 2019-07-05
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    AKBULUT, Ozan resigned
    director
  23. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    OZER, Efendi appointed
    director
  24. 2018-04-05
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    Company incorporated
    As CAFE SHACK LTD
  25. 2018-04-05
    ➕
    AKBULUT, Ozan 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

45/100
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.

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 Efendi Ozer
Individual · British · DOB 01/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/07/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ozan Akbulutceased 05/07/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

225 Coulsdon Road
Old Coulsdon
Surrey
CR5 1EN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

OZER, Efendi→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-04-01
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Active
AKBULUT, Ozan→
director · ~29y · appointed 2018-04-05 · resigned 2019-07-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-01
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-10-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-07
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-04-29
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-10-03
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14