AMBER COFFEE HOUSE (NW) LIMITED

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14470975 · ltd · incorporated 2022-11-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Nov 2023
Net worth
£8.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed hospitality with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 40/100. 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 (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £8,941

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£9k
Current Assets
£298
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2023-11-30
Total assets£1.1k
Current assets£298
Net assets£8.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2024-10-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-01-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2022-11-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AMBER COFFEE HOUSE (NW) LIMITED
  6. 2022-11-08
    AGHA, Tariq appointed
    director
  7. 2022-11-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-21

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tariq Agha
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/11/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-11-08
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

41 Chester Street
Flint
Flintshire
CH6 5BL
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-11-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-11-21OVERDUE
Last: 2024-11-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AGHA, Tariq
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-11-08
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Recent filings (7 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-11-08