COPPA COFFEE LIMITED

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SC501501 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-25
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

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-9.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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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 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 6.9y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 6.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
32 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,367
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£9k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Assets
£65k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£12k£3k£19k£34k£50k£65kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£65.3k£59.1k
Current assets£65.2k£58.8k
Net assets£-9.4k£-12.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  3. 2025-11-09
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  4. 2025-02-07
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    mortgage · MR04
  5. 2025-02-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  6. 2024-11-27
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  7. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-12
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    YOUNG-SMITH, Sebastian, Mr. resigned
    director
  9. 2023-02-12
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    YOUNG-SMITH, Theodore, Mr. resigned
    director
  10. 2023-02-12
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-02-12
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  12. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2021-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  15. 2021-05-08
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  16. 2021-05-08
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  17. 2021-03-24
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    YOUNG-SMITH, Sebastian, Mr. appointed
    director
  18. 2021-03-24
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    YOUNG-SMITH, Theodore, Mr. appointed
    director
  19. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-12-20
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  21. 2019-09-05
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    mortgage · MR01
  22. 2019-09-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2015-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As COPPA COFFEE LIMITED
  25. 2015-03-25
    ➕
    YOUNG-SMITH, Calum Jamus appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Calum Jamus Young-Smith
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1969 · age 57
75–100%
—75-100% shares25/03/2017

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
Incorporated2015-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

40 St.Swithin Street
Aberdeen
AB10 6XJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

YOUNG-SMITH, Calum Jamus→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-03-25
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Active
YOUNG-SMITH, Sebastian, Mr.→
director · ~26y · appointed 2021-03-24 · resigned 2023-02-12
Resigned
YOUNG-SMITH, Theodore, Mr.→
director · ~29y · appointed 2021-03-24 · resigned 2023-02-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—03/09/201907/02/2025

Recent filings (32 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-07