COFFEE CREATURES LTD

💤Zombieactive
11450715 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-05
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10832
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47890SIC 47890
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: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 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
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-31
    ➕
    KNUDSEN, Brian Gert appointed
    secretary
  7. 2021-03-31
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-06-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-02-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-05
    ➖
    HATTON, Samuel Lorimer resigned
    director
  13. 2019-02-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-07-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As COFFEE CREATURES LTD
  15. 2018-07-05
    ➕
    KNUDSEN, Freya Juul appointed
    director
  16. 2018-07-05
    ➕
    HATTON, Samuel Lorimer appointed
    director
  17. 2018-07-05
    📄
    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 Freya Juul Knudsen
Individual · British,Danish · DOB 08/1996 · age 30
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control05/07/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Samuel Lorimer Hattonceased 01/02/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2018-07-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10832 — SIC 10832

Registered office

46 Fleet End Road
Warsash
Southampton
SO31 9JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last: 2025-06-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KNUDSEN, Brian Gert→
secretary · appointed 2021-03-31
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Active
KNUDSEN, Freya Juul→
director · ~30y · appointed 2018-07-05
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Active
HATTON, Samuel Lorimer→
director · ~32y · appointed 2018-07-05 · resigned 2019-02-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-27