COFFEE CONSCIENCE LTD

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SC407772 · ltd · incorporated 2011-09-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£407.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £407,402
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£34k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£407k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£546k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£109k£218k£328k£437k£546kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£417.6k£368.2k
Current assets£546.2k£487.5k
Cash£33.6k£29.1k
Debtors£351.3k£298.8k
Net assets£407.4k£348.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-08
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  2. 2024-09-11
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-19
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    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-07
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  5. 2024-06-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-07-25
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-21
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  12. 2020-09-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-12-18
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2019-11-20
    MCROBBIE, Ian resigned
    director
  15. 2019-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-19
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  17. 2018-01-26
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  18. 2018-01-26
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    officers · CH01
  19. 2012-04-01
    MCROBBIE, Ian appointed
    director
  20. 2011-09-20
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    Company incorporated
    As COFFEE CONSCIENCE LTD
  21. 2011-09-20
    MILLER, Billy David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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 15 years.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Green Oak Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Green Oak Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
COFFEE CONSCIENCE LTD
This company · SC407772

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Green Oak Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting19/11/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Billy David Millerceased 19/11/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Ian Mcrobbieceased 19/11/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2011-09-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46370 — Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices

Registered office

Unit 7 Alpha Centre 10 South Douglas Street
Clydebank
Glasgow
G81 1PD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MILLER, Billy David
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-09-20
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Active
MCROBBIE, Ian
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2019-11-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-21