A TASTE OF THE CARIBBEAN LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC519099 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-30
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£525.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56290Other food services
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £525,262
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£29k
Net Worth
£525k
↑ 98% YoY
Current Assets
£297k
↑ 69% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £539.0k | £289.5k |
| Current assets | £296.6k | £175.3k |
| Cash | £28.8k | — |
| Debtors | £127.6k | — |
| Net assets | £525.3k | £265.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-15➖NGOSI, Mariarose resigneddirector
- 2025-11-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-11-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-03➕KHAN, Essin Yousefzai appointeddirector
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-03-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-03-21➖HUMAYUN, Zeshan resigneddirector
- 2024-12-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-14➕NGOSI, Mariarose appointeddirector
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-29📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-10-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-03-01➖GITTENS, Ian Hallam resigneddirector
- 2020-03-01➕HUMAYUN, Zeshan appointeddirector
- 2020-03-01➖RANKIN, Bryan John resigneddirector
- 2016-02-29➕RANKIN, Bryan John appointeddirector
- 2015-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs A TASTE OF THE CARIBBEAN LTD
- 2015-10-30➕GITTENS, Ian Hallam appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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 Essin Yousefzai Khan Individual · British · DOB 11/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/11/2025 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Mariarose Ngosiceased 03/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Zeshan Humayunceased 14/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Ian Hallam Gittensceased 01/03/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
- Mr Bryan John Rankinceased 01/03/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AN WHOLESALE INC LIMITED→ SC815351 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANDVIN GIN LTD→ SC757884 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ARDBRAE ORGANIC LIMITED→ SC724949 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| B.L. FIXINGS LTD.→ SC277786 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BAGBOX LIMITED→ SC733330 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| BAMCO GLOBAL LTD→ SC642494 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BEATS.CALI PRODUCTIONS LTD→ SC802888 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BEAUMONT PPS LIMITED→ SC170116 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
| BEYONDE LIMITED→ SC454868 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| BI YE UK LTD→ SC701970 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BIG STICKS TIMBER LIMITED→ SC871458 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BIKERS BREW UK LTD→ SC780133 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
2 Fitzroy Place
Glasgow
G3 7RH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
KHAN, Essin Yousefzai→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GITTENS, Ian Hallam→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2015-10-30 · resigned 2020-03-01
HUMAYUN, Zeshan→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-03-01 · resigned 2025-03-21
NGOSI, Mariarose→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-10-14 · resigned 2025-12-15
RANKIN, Bryan John→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2016-02-29 · resigned 2020-03-01
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Recent filings (40 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-11