UNORTHODOX ROASTERS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC528526 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-03

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2026

Net worth

£973.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Likely roasting and supplying speciality coffee on a small scale, with the "unorthodox" branding suggesting a craft or artisan approach to coffee production, operating as a modest independent manufacturer based in Kinross, Scotland.

Primary activity: SIC 10832

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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, 1 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

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

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 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £973,911

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£974k

↑ 32% YoY

Current Assets

£1.0m

↑ 29% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-04-05	2025-04-05
Total assets	£973.9k	£743.0k
Current assets	£1.05M	£815.8k
Cash	—	£70.3k
Debtors	—	£734.6k
Net assets	£973.9k	£738.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-05-13
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2025-06-03
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2024-05-09
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2023-04-15
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2022-04-16
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2021-04-19
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2020-07-10
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accounts · AA
2020-02-04
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BUCHAN, Neil Patrick appointed
director
2020-02-04
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BODE, James Edward resigned
director
2020-02-04
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officers · TM01
2020-02-04
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2019-08-16
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2019-04-01
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2019-03-19
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BUCHAN, Neil Patrick resigned
director
2018-06-13
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2018-04-07
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2018-04-07
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2018-04-06
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BODE, James Edward appointed
director
2017-11-04
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2016-03-03
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Company incorporated
As UNORTHODOX ROASTERS LIMITED
2016-03-03
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BODE, Christopher Andrew appointed
director
2016-03-03
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BUCHAN, Neil Patrick appointed
director

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

41/100

Moderate signal

Some 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

clean

No 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
Mr Neil Patrick Buchan Individual · British · DOB 03/1988 · age 38	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Christopher Bode Individual · British · DOB 09/1988 · age 38	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2016-03-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC10832 — SIC 10832

Registered office

129 High Street

Kinross

KY13 8AQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2028-01-05

Last made up to: 2026-04-05

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-15

Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BODE, Christopher Andrew→

director · ~38y · appointed 2016-03-03

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Active

BUCHAN, Neil Patrick→

director · ~38y · appointed 2020-02-04

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Active

BODE, James Edward→

director · ~30y · appointed 2018-04-06 · resigned 2020-02-04

Resigned

BUCHAN, Neil Patrick→

director · ~38y · appointed 2016-03-03 · resigned 2019-03-19

Resigned

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