CAFFE + (GALASHIELS) LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC278836 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-25
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£36.3k
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 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £36,280

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£36k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£36k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£21k£32k£42k£53kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£36.3k£32.9k
Current assets£36.0k£52.6k
Net assets£36.3k£32.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-25
    ➖
    DOUGLAS HUME & CO LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2019-01-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-23
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    statement-of-companys-objects
    change-of-constitution · CC04
  15. 2017-01-16
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    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  16. 2017-01-16
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2011-04-06
    ➕
    MACARI, Gina Luisa appointed
    director
  18. 2006-06-20
    ➖
    MACARI, Anthony resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-06-20
    ➕
    DOUGLAS HUME & CO LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2005-02-10
    ➕
    MACARI, Philip Raymond Dominic appointed
    director
  21. 2005-02-10
    ➕
    MACARI, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-02-10
    ➖
    QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2005-02-10
    ➖
    QUEENSFERRY FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2005-02-10
    ➖
    QUEENSFERRY REGISTRATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2005-01-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAFFE + (GALASHIELS) LTD.
  26. 2005-01-25
    ➕
    QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2005-01-25
    ➕
    QUEENSFERRY FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2005-01-25
    ➕
    QUEENSFERRY REGISTRATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip Raymond Dominic Macari
Individual · British · DOB 07/1953 · age 73
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Miss Gina Luisa Macari
Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-01-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

47-49 The Square
Kelso
Roxburghshire
TD5 7HW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-08
Last: 2026-01-25

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MACARI, Gina Luisa→
director · ~45y · appointed 2011-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACARI, Philip Raymond Dominic→
director · ~73y · appointed 2005-02-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACARI, Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2005-02-10 · resigned 2006-06-20
Resigned
DOUGLAS HUME & CO LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2006-06-20 · resigned 2019-01-25
Resigned
QUEENSFERRY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-25 · resigned 2005-02-10
Resigned
QUEENSFERRY FORMATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-01-25 · resigned 2005-02-10
Resigned
QUEENSFERRY REGISTRATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-01-25 · resigned 2005-02-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-27