CAFE ALBA LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC343245 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2024
Net worth
£-889
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £889
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,021 YoY
Cash YoY
-23%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£44k
↓ 23% YoY
Net Worth
-£889
↓ 179% YoY
Current Assets
£208k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-889 | £1.1k |
| Current assets | £208.2k | £247.5k |
| Cash | £44.5k | £58.1k |
| Debtors | £130.3k | £131.9k |
| Net assets | £-889 | £1.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-04📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-10-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-02-27📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-02-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-02-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2020-02-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-02-18📄accounts-amended-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AAMD
- 2008-05-22🏢Company incorporatedAs CAFE ALBA LIMITED
- 2008-05-22➕MACNAY, Glenn Gordon Robert appointedsecretary
- 2008-05-22➕BYRNE, Bridget Anna appointeddirector
- 2008-05-22➕MACNAY, Glenn Gordon Robert appointeddirector
- 2008-05-22➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-05-22➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-05-22➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-director
- 2008-05-22➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Glenn Gordon Robert Macnay Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 22/06/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Bridget Anna Macnayceased 16/09/2019· 50-75% shares
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
Incorporated2008-05-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
Gartclash Cottage
Kirkintilloch
Glasgow
G66 3TQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
MACNAY, Glenn Gordon Robert→
Activesecretary · appointed 2008-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BYRNE, Bridget Anna→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2008-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MACNAY, Glenn Gordon Robert→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2008-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-22 · resigned 2008-05-22
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2008-05-22 · resigned 2008-05-22
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Recent filings (61 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21