CARVE COFFEE ROASTERS LTD
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: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £70.4k | £48.1k |
| Current assets | £38.6k | £29.7k |
| Cash | £22.7k | £25.3k |
| Debtors | £16.0k | £4.4k |
| Net assets | £34.5k | £8.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-29➕TANNER, Sophie appointeddirector
- 2025-09-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs CARVE COFFEE ROASTERS LTD
- 2020-03-04➕MOY, William Alexander appointeddirector
- 2020-03-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr William Alexander Moy Individual · British · DOB 07/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/03/2020 |
Miss Sophie Tanner Individual · British · DOB 11/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 04/03/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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