C’EST LA VIE (SHETLAND) LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC575819 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£80.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £80,189

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£80k
Current Assets
£153k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-30
Total assets£173.2k
Current assets£152.5k
Net assets£80.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2025-07-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-07-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-10-10
    ➕
    DEVAUX-PIQUER, Valerie Rose Amelie appointed
    director
  6. 2024-10-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-02-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As C’EST LA VIE (SHETLAND) LTD
  15. 2017-09-08
    ➕
    PIQUER, Didier appointed
    director
  16. 2017-09-08
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Valerie Rose Amelie Devaux-Piquer
Individual · French · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control11/07/2025
Didier Piquer
Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control08/09/2017

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
Incorporated2017-09-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

181 Commercial Street
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0HX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last: 2026-02-14

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DEVAUX-PIQUER, Valerie Rose Amelie→
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-10-10
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PIQUER, Didier→
director · ~65y · appointed 2017-09-08
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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-11
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15