BROADWAY COFFEE ROASTERS LTD
- 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £74.8k | £37.6k |
| Current assets | £83.9k | £50.0k |
| Cash | £72.9k | £39.2k |
| Debtors | £11.0k | £3.4k |
| Net assets | £-22.6k | £-33.8k |
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.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-01-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-07➖WOODFINE, Toby Frederick resigneddirector
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs BROADWAY COFFEE ROASTERS LTD
- 2020-10-20➕BRADSHAW, Duane Matthew appointeddirector
- 2020-10-20➕WOODFINE, Toby Frederick appointeddirector
- 2020-10-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Duane Matthew Bradshaw Individual · British · DOB 03/1987 · age 39 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 20/10/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Toby Frederick Woodfineceased 07/11/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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