GARRISON HOUSE CAFE LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC509087 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-23

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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

£5.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Sector: Accommodation & food service

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
56210Event catering activities
56290Other food services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

33 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £5,422

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£5k

↑ 43% YoY

Current Assets

£17k

↑ 47% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£5.4k	£3.8k
Current assets	£17.4k	£11.8k
Net assets	£5.4k	£3.8k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2025-11-19
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accounts · AA
2024-11-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-05
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-09
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-12-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-09
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officers · TM01
2022-12-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-05
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-12-01
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NEWTON, Ross appointed
director
2022-12-01
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BOGAN, Lynne resigned
director
2022-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-23
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-16
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2015-06-23
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Company incorporated
As GARRISON HOUSE CAFE LTD
2015-06-23
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BOGAN, Lynne 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

45/100

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.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ross Newton Individual · British · DOB 03/1985 · age 41	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/12/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Lynne Boganceased 01/12/2022· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-06-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

Garrison House Glasgow Street

Millport

Isle Of Cumbrae

KA28 0DJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-18

Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

NEWTON, Ross→

director · ~41y · appointed 2022-12-01

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Active

BOGAN, Lynne→

director · ~50y · appointed 2015-06-23 · resigned 2022-12-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-11-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-11-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-02-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-02-03

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-01-05

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-05

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-12-09

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2022-12-09

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-12-09

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-12-09

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2022-12-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-03-31