CAFE SESSO LTD

💤Zombieactive
11412835 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-13
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. 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, 2 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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
23 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£0£0
Current assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-01-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-01-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-01-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-11-30
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    KAFARSKI, Tomasz Marcin resigned
    director
  15. 2018-11-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2018-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As CAFE SESSO LTD
  17. 2018-06-13
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    DROZD, Izabela Beata appointed
    director
  18. 2018-06-13
    ➕
    KAFARSKI, Tomasz Marcin appointed
    director
  19. 2018-06-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Izabela Beata Drozd
Individual · Polish · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
——sig. influencesignificant influence13/06/2018

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
Incorporated2018-06-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46370 — Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices

Registered office

70 A Beverley Road
Hull
HU3 1YD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DROZD, Izabela Beata→
director · ~52y · appointed 2018-06-13
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Active
KAFARSKI, Tomasz Marcin→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-06-13 · resigned 2018-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-24