D'NISI COFFEE COMPANY (FRANCHISE) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC300329 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-05
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£92.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £91,988
Net assets shrinking
Down £9,934 YoY
Cash YoY
+77%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£16k
↑ 77% YoY
Net Worth
£92k
↓ 9.7% YoY
Current Assets
£458k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £92.0k | £101.9k |
| Current assets | £457.5k | £411.9k |
| Cash | £16.4k | £9.2k |
| Debtors | £436.6k | £397.4k |
| Net assets | £92.0k | £101.9k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-11➖MIDDLETON, Lesley resigneddirector
- 2026-02-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-05➕TRAINER, Nikki Anne appointeddirector
- 2025-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-11🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2024-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-05-01➕MIDDLETON, Lesley appointeddirector
- 2022-12-12➖SUMAL, Lhyam resigneddirector
- 2022-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-08➕SUMAL, Lhyam appointeddirector
- 2022-07-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-01➖GIBB, Tamsin resigneddirector
- 2022-04-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-11➕GIBB, Tamsin appointeddirector
- 2006-04-05🏢Company incorporatedAs D'NISI COFFEE COMPANY (FRANCHISE) LIMITED
- 2006-04-05➕NEJAT, Denise appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-05➕NEJAT, Denise appointeddirector
- 2006-04-05➕NEJAT, Haim appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Haim Nejat Individual · Israeli · DOB 01/1966 · age 60 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Denise Nejat Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
D'Nisi House
66 Quarry Street
Hamilton
ML3 7AU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
Active
NEJAT, Denise→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2006-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINER, Nikki Anne→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2026-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GIBB, Tamsin→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2018-05-11 · resigned 2022-04-01
MIDDLETON, Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-05-01 · resigned 2026-02-11
SUMAL, Lhyam→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-07-08 · resigned 2022-12-12
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 11/08/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (59 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-14