COFFEE MEET LTD.
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Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 19.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2015-11-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-17📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2008-04-17➕LOGAN, Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2008-04-17➖VENTISEI, Carlo Stefano resignedsecretary
- 2008-04-17➖WILLIAMSON, David Robert resigneddirector
- 2006-10-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-11-10➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2004-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs COFFEE MEET LTD.
- 2004-11-09➕VENTISEI, Carlo Stefano appointeddirector
- 2004-11-09➕VENTISEI, Carlo Stefano appointedsecretary
- 2004-11-09➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-11-09➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-11-09➕WILLIAMSON, David Robert appointeddirector
- 2004-11-09➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Tinderbox (Scotland) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tinderbox (Scotland) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 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.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 11/10/2006 | — |