AIRPORT CAFE LTD
- 56302Public houses and bars
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (65/100).
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.
Key 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 | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Turnover | — | £229.5k |
| Gross profit | — | £115.6k |
| Operating profit | — | £-10.2k |
| Profit before tax | — | £-12.4k |
| Average employees | 900 | 700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AIRPORT CAFE LTD
- 2023-04-04➕BHALLA, Guldiep appointeddirector
- 2023-04-04➕DA CAMARA CAVALEIRO, Antonio Arcanjo appointeddirector
- 2023-04-04➕SOUSA SOARES, Erica Maria appointeddirector
- 2023-04-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Erica Maria Sousa Soares Individual · British · DOB 11/1999 · age 27 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 04/04/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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