YACHEW LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC465461 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-09
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.09M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,086,705
Net assets shrinking
Down £47,141 YoY
Cash YoY
+38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£530k
↑ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↓ 4.2% YoY
Current Assets
£1.7m
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£349k£699k£1.0m£1.4m£1.7mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.12M£1.16M
Current assets£1.75M£1.58M
Cash£530.3k£384.0k
Debtors£1.16M£1.09M
Net assets£1.09M£1.13M

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
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Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2025-05-08
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  3. 2024-09-30
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  4. 2023-09-29
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  5. 2022-09-30
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  6. 2022-01-07
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  7. 2022-01-07
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  8. 2022-01-07
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  9. 2021-12-15
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  10. 2021-12-15
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  12. 2021-12-15
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  13. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2021-08-12
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  15. 2020-07-31
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  16. 2019-09-27
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  17. 2018-09-27
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  18. 2013-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As YACHEW LTD
  19. 2013-12-09
    ➕
    KINNAIRD, David Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 2013-12-09
    ➕
    MANGIACAPRA, Marc Paul appointed
    director
  21. 2013-12-09
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Peter David appointed
    director
  22. 2013-12-09
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2013-12-09
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    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2013-12-09
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  25. 2013-12-09
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  26. 2013-12-09
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2013-12-09
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    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

Yachew Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Yachew Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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YACHEW LTD
This company · SC465461

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
Yachew Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting23/10/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Marc Paul Mangiacapraceased 23/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Peter David Wrightceased 23/10/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr David Alexander Kinnairdceased 23/10/2020· 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
Incorporated2013-12-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

6th Floor
Gordon Chambers 90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

KINNAIRD, David Alexander→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MANGIACAPRA, Marc Paul→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WRIGHT, Peter David→
director · ~38y · appointed 2013-12-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-12-09 · resigned 2013-12-09
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-12-09 · resigned 2013-12-09
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-12-09 · resigned 2013-12-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-12-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-12-15