ANGELA'S CAFE LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key 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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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 change-of-name
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-24✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-27✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ANGELA'S CAFE LTD
- 2021-07-12➕COAD, Lee Paul appointeddirector
- 2021-07-12➕FORSDIKE, Charlotte Louise appointeddirector
- 2021-07-12📄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 5 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
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-04-24: certificate-change-of-name-company; 2025-11-27: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lee Paul Coad Individual · British · DOB 12/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/07/2021 |
Ms Charlotte Louise Forsdike Individual · British · DOB 02/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 12/07/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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