AQUILA CAFE LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
11887794 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-18
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: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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 (80/100)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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
20 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 |
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| Average employees | 500 | 1000 |
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
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-02-01➕ERIC, Cagdas appointeddirector
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-03-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AQUILA CAFE LTD
- 2019-03-18➕ERIC, Caglar appointeddirector
- 2019-03-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Cagdas Eric Individual · British · DOB 07/1994 · age 32 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/02/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Caglar Ericceased 01/02/2026· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&U FOODS LIMITED→ 16190038 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AR SUBLET LIMITED→ 14972217 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASIA TABLE LIMITED→ 16796505 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASIAN CATERERS LTD→ 13083324 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ASLET&ASSOCIATES LIMITED→ 15543120 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASPIRE HOSPITALITY GROUP (UK) LTD→ 16964896 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASSEMBLED RALLY LIMITED→ 15774400 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASSENHEIMS FRANCHISING LTD→ 15570840 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ASSETS INTEGRATED LIMITED→ 14300176 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ASTRA CASA LTD→ 16038691 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASZS LIMITED→ 15771108 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AT YOUR SERVICE APARTMENTS LIMITED→ 10470299 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
214 Cafe Aquila City Road
London
EC1V 2PN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ERIC, Cagdas→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2026-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ERIC, Caglar→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2019-03-18
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-12