COOP RESTAURANT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC493969 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-23
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 11.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 11.1y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3100 | 3200 |
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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-28📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-10-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-10-10📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2024-08-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-13➕ABERDEIN CONSIDINE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-06-13➖ABERDEIN CONSIDINE AND COMPANY resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2022-06-13📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2022-06-13📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-05-10➕ABERDEIN CONSIDINE AND COMPANY appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-03-20🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-03-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-12-23🏢Company incorporatedAs COOP RESTAURANT LIMITED
- 2014-12-23➕DUNCAN, Caitriona Mary appointeddirector
- 2014-12-23➕DUNCAN, Paul James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Caitriona Mary Duncan Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 25/01/2018 |
Mr Paul James Duncan Individual · British · DOB 04/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-12-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
Mamma's Pizza Co, 30
Grassmarket
Edinburgh
EH1 2JU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-06
Last: 2025-12-23
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
ABERDEIN CONSIDINE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2022-06-13
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DUNCAN, Caitriona Mary→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2014-12-23
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DUNCAN, Paul James→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2014-12-23
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ABERDEIN CONSIDINE AND COMPANY→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2017-05-10 · resigned 2022-06-13
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/03/2015 | 18/10/2024 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 10/03/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (45 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-10-18
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-10-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2022-06-13