AUDREY'S COFFEES LIMITED

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SC277081 · ltd · incorporated 2004-12-06
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -81% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,552
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,385 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 81% YoY
Cash YoY
-81%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£563
↓ 81% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£1k
↓ 66% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£7k£9kDec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.6k£2.9k£5.2k
Current assets£1.3k£3.7k£8.5k
Cash£563£2.9k£7.7k
Net assets£1.6k£2.9k£5.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-02-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-02-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-02-22
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2019-02-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-13
    ➖
    HOLLAND, Claire resigned
    director
  19. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    HOLLAND, Claire appointed
    director
  20. 2004-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AUDREY'S COFFEES LIMITED
  21. 2004-12-06
    ➕
    HOLLAND, Claire appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-12-06
    ➕
    HOLLAND, Audrey appointed
    director
  23. 2004-12-06
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-12-06
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Audrey Holland
Individual · British · DOB 03/1961 · age 65
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/06/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-12-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

27 Abbeygreen
Lesmahagow
Lanark
ML11 0EQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HOLLAND, Claire→
secretary · appointed 2004-12-06
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Active
HOLLAND, Audrey→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-12-06
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-12-06 · resigned 2004-12-06
Resigned
HOLLAND, Claire→
director · ~41y · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2017-01-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-28