POPPY'S CAFFE LTD
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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 · accounting standard not declaredKey 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 | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £19.5k |
| Current assets | £1.1k | £5.0k |
| Net assets | £1 | £455 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-07📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-06-20📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs POPPY'S CAFFE LTD
- 2024-01-23➕ASAAD, Star appointeddirector
- 2024-01-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
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 Star Asaad Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/01/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Food & drink · TS postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ON A ROLL SANDWICH COMPANY LIMITED→ 05994921 · est 2006 | £15.20M £11.20M–£19.20M | £41.03M | — | 28700 | 19y | 84 | 62y |
| BAKETIME LIMITED→ 07300779 · est 2010 | — | — | — | 400 | 15y | 83 | 82y |
| EMBLETON HALL DAIRIES LIMITED→ 01820846 · est 1984 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 42y | 82 | 88y |
| G PACITTO & SONS (REDCAR) LIMITED→ 03535372 · est 1998 | — | — | £869.9k | — | 28y | 82 | 83y |
| JEFF THE CHEF FOODS LIMITED→ 06073899 · est 2007 | — | — | — | 1900 | 19y | 82 | 60y |
| A SUGGITT LIMITED→ 00724517 · est 1962 | — | — | £119.4k | — | 64y | 80 | 77y |
| SACRED SIPS LTD→ 16475676 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SEA BREWING COMPANY LIMITED→ 11496987 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| SING TEA LIMITED→ 16349398 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| SKYRIM GLOBAL LIMITED→ 16605649 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLEEPY HOLLOW SPIRITS LTD→ 11763990 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| STILL BREAKERS DISTILLERY LIMITED→ 14860048 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.