EPICUREAN CHOCOLATIERS LTD
🌱Startupactive
16704637 · ltd · incorporated 2025-09-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10821
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 capital
- • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-24➕EVANS, Rosalyn appointeddirector
- 2026-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-09🏢Company incorporatedAs EPICUREAN CHOCOLATIERS LTD
- 2025-09-09➕EVANS, Robin appointeddirector
- 2025-09-09📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Robin Evans Individual · British · DOB 11/1999 · age 27 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/09/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10821 — SIC 10821
Registered office
Unit 6 - Penllyn Workshops
Heol Aran
Bala
LL23 7SP
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-09
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
EVANS, Robin→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2025-09-09
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EVANS, Rosalyn→
Activedirector · ~21y · appointed 2026-03-24
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Recent filings (6 total)
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-09-09