HONEYCOMB & CO CAFE'S LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC553832 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-06
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£5.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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 76/100 (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: medium (72/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,721

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£250
Net Worth
£6k
Current Assets
£14k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£5.7k
Current assets£13.9k
Cash£250
Debtors£13.7k
Net assets£5.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-09-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-05-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-05-10
    ➖
    BOOTH, Susan Margaret resigned
    director
  14. 2017-10-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2017-10-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-10-03
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    DUFF, Alan resigned
    secretary
  17. 2017-10-03
    ➖
    DUFF, Alan Alexander resigned
    director
  18. 2017-07-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2017-07-21
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    FRIEL, Julie resigned
    director
  20. 2017-04-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2017-02-24
    ➕
    D'ANNUNZIO-GREEN, Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2017-02-24
    ➕
    BOOTH, Susan Margaret appointed
    director
  23. 2017-02-24
    ➕
    FRIEL, Julie appointed
    director
  24. 2017-01-06
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    Company incorporated
    As HONEYCOMB & CO CAFE'S LTD
  25. 2017-01-06
    ➕
    DUFF, Alan appointed
    secretary
  26. 2017-01-06
    ➕
    DUFF, Alan Alexander 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 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Ddg Consultancy Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ddg Consultancy Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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HONEYCOMB & CO CAFE'S LTD
This company · SC553832

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ddg Consultancy Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/01/2017

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-01-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

5 Merchiston Crescent
Edinburgh
EH10 5AL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

D'ANNUNZIO-GREEN, Ian→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-02-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUFF, Alan→
secretary · appointed 2017-01-06 · resigned 2017-10-03
Resigned
BOOTH, Susan Margaret→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-02-24 · resigned 2018-05-10
Resigned
DUFF, Alan Alexander→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-01-06 · resigned 2017-10-03
Resigned
FRIEL, Julie→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-02-24 · resigned 2017-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-11-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-16