ARTEFACT COFFEE LTD
- 46370Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
Opportunity 68/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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.
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 | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-16.0k | £-8.0k |
| Current assets | £12.7k | £4.9k |
| Cash | £3.5k | £52 |
| Debtors | £1.6k | £744 |
| Net assets | £-16.0k | £-8.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 change-of-name
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-01-07✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-03-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29🏢Company incorporatedAs ARTEFACT COFFEE LTD
- 2023-06-29➕NEAVES, Daniel John appointeddirector
- 2023-06-29➕REEVES, Kathryn Michelle appointeddirector
- 2023-06-29📄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.
- +Young company: Only 2.9 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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: 2026-01-07: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel John Neaves Individual · British · DOB 05/1986 · age 40 | 50–75% | 25–50% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 29/06/2023 |
Mrs Kathryn Michelle Reeves Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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