COLOURS COFFEE LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £424 |
| Current assets | £3.9k |
| Net assets | £424 |
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 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs COLOURS COFFEE LTD
- 2024-02-20➕BRANSTON, John Edwin appointeddirector
- 2024-02-20➕BRANSTON, Roisin Mary appointeddirector
- 2024-02-20➕STOKES, Ben Wesley appointeddirector
- 2024-02-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ben Wesley Stokes Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 20/02/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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