THE COFFEE SPOT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC312703 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-29

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 snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.3y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Total assets	—	£68.7k
Current assets	—	£105.0k
Net assets	—	£301
Average employees	1200	—

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2025-12-30
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accounts · AA
2023-12-30
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accounts · AA
2022-09-29
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accounts · AA
2021-09-30
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accounts · AA
2020-09-30
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accounts · AA
2019-09-28
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accounts · AA
2018-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-09-29
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accounts · AA
2016-11-06
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officers · CH01
2016-11-06
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officers · CH01
2016-09-27
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accounts · AA
2015-11-30
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2015-09-30
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accounts · AA
2015-03-11
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mortgage · MR01
2015-03-09
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Shawbrook Bank Limited
2006-11-29
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Company incorporated
As THE COFFEE SPOT LIMITED
2006-11-29
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RUSSELL, Mary appointed
secretary
2006-11-29
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RUSSELL, Maureen appointed
director

Owner dependency

98/100

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+No director turnover: Company is 20 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Maureen Russell Individual · British · DOB 09/1968 · age 58	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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CAMBUSNETHAN SLUSH LIMITED→ SC315830 · est 2007	—	—	£1.6k	—	19y	83	62y
D'NISI COFFEE COMPANY (FRANCHISE) LIMITED→ SC300329 · est 2006	—	—	£92.0k	—	20y	83	61y
D'NISI COFFEE COMPANY LIMITED→ SC276412 · est 2004	—	—	£106.2k	—	21y	83	61y
D'NISI SHAWLANDS LTD.→ SC336246 · est 2008	—	—	£1.1k	—	18y	83	61y
PREGO RESTAURANT (CARLUKE) LTD→ SC307423 · est 2006	—	—	—	2600	19y	83	62y
LIMACAZA LIMITED→ SC314102 · est 2007	—	—	£197.8k	—	19y	82	61y
ROLLO'S CAFE LIMITED→ SC340865 · est 2008	—	—	£22.1k	—	18y	82	60y
VILLAGE INN THANKERTON LIMITED→ SC257284 · est 2003	—	—	£61.5k	—	22y	82	67y
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PREGO RESTAURANT LTD→ SC229083 · est 2002	—	—	—	0	24y	81	62y
VAMW TRAINING LIMITED→ SC115303 · est 1988 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	37y	81	76y
AUDREY'S COFFEES LIMITED→ SC277081 · est 2004	—	—	£1.6k	—	21y	80	65y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-11-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

33 Broompark Drive

Lesmahagow

Lanark

ML11 0DH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-04

Last: 2025-12-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

RUSSELL, Mary→

secretary · appointed 2006-11-29

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RUSSELL, Maureen→

director · ~58y · appointed 2006-11-29

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Shawbrook Shawbrook Bank Limited	A registered charge	1 property	09/03/2015	—

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