CAFE MILANO EDINBURGH LTD

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SC503668 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-20
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£449.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
44 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 £449,193
Net assets shrinking
Down £35,266 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£449k
↓ 7.3% YoY
Current Assets
£79k
↑ 5.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£97k£194k£291k£388k£484kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£449.2k£484.5k
Current assets£78.8k£74.9k
Net assets£449.2k£484.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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  3. 2024-04-29
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  4. 2024-04-29
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  5. 2024-04-29
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    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-04-29
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-04-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-01-03
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    BROWN, Lindsay William appointed
    director
  9. 2024-01-03
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    SHARRIF, Ibrahim resigned
    director
  10. 2023-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2022-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2021-03-25
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  13. 2020-06-12
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  14. 2020-06-12
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  15. 2020-06-12
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  16. 2020-06-12
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    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-05-11
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    officers · CH01
  18. 2020-05-11
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  19. 2020-05-11
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  20. 2020-04-29
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  21. 2020-01-06
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    KIRKPATRICK STAGG, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  22. 2020-01-06
    ➕
    SHARRIF, Ibrahim appointed
    director
  23. 2016-05-08
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    DOHERTY, Christopher Joseph resigned
    director
  24. 2016-05-08
    ➕
    KIRKPATRICK STAGG, Jacqueline appointed
    director
  25. 2015-10-03
    ➖
    BINANTI, Carlo Marcus Roberto resigned
    director
  26. 2015-06-08
    ➕
    BINANTI, Carlo Marcus Roberto appointed
    director
  27. 2015-04-20
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    Company incorporated
    As CAFE MILANO EDINBURGH LTD
  28. 2015-04-20
    ➕
    DOHERTY, Christopher Joseph 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 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Lindsay Brown
Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/01/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ibrahim Sharrifceased 03/01/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Ms Jacqueline Kirkpatrick Staggceased 06/01/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2015-04-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Bakehouse Business Centre 1a Moncrieffe Road
Chapelhall
Airdrie
ML6 8FS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BROWN, Lindsay William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-01-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BINANTI, Carlo Marcus Roberto→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-06-08 · resigned 2015-10-03
Resigned
DOHERTY, Christopher Joseph→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-04-20 · resigned 2016-05-08
Resigned
KIRKPATRICK STAGG, Jacqueline→
director · ~72y · appointed 2016-05-08 · resigned 2020-01-06
Resigned
SHARRIF, Ibrahim→
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-01-06 · resigned 2024-01-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-25