AISHA'S CAFE LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12877084 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-13
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.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 4 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
- · Hygiene score: 90 → 50
- · Bankability: 75 → 55
- · Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
- · Opportunity score: 77 → 67
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
- · 4 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.
- ↓Deal-killer verdict: clean → complicated
- ↓Opportunity score: 77 → 67
- ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 50
- ↓Bankability: 75 → 55
- ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → speculative
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
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, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 | 500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-25➕ALI, Namaan appointeddirector
- 2022-11-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-22➕AWAN, Rehana appointeddirector
- 2022-11-22➖AWAN, Rehana resigneddirector
- 2022-11-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-09-13🏢Company incorporatedAs AISHA'S CAFE LIMITED
- 2020-09-13➕AWAN, Rehana appointeddirector
- 2020-09-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Accounts overdue
highStatutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-30
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rehana Awan Individual · Pakistani · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/06/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Namaan Aliceased 09/06/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mrs Rehana Awanceased 22/11/2022· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
159 Roundhay Road
Leeds
LS8 5AJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
Active
AWAN, Rehana→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-11-22
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Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-09-13 · resigned 2022-11-22
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-01