FORTH COFFEE ROASTERS LIMITED
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Opportunity 72/100 (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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £68.5k | £72.4k |
| Current assets | £72.5k | £75.0k |
| Net assets | £14.2k | £-22.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-05-31📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2025-04-04📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-09-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-09➖MILLER, David resigneddirector
- 2018-04-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-03-15🏢Company incorporatedAs FORTH COFFEE ROASTERS LIMITED
- 2017-03-15➕MIRZA, Zishan Ilyas appointeddirector
- 2017-03-15➕MILLER, David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Neil Watson Individual · British · DOB 04/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/03/2017 |
Mr Zishan Ilyas Mirza Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 15/03/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Millerceased 20/08/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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