COTTAGE KITCHEN (FIFE) LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC579171 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-17
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 3600 | 3100 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24➖POULTON, Grant Marshall resigneddirector
- 2026-03-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-01➕LESSELS, Katie appointeddirector
- 2024-11-01➕LESSELS, Owen appointeddirector
- 2024-11-01➕LESSLES, Owen appointeddirector
- 2024-11-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-10-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-02➖FROST, Jamie-Leigh resigneddirector
- 2017-10-17🏢Company incorporatedAs COTTAGE KITCHEN (FIFE) LTD
- 2017-10-17➕FROST, Jamie-Leigh appointeddirector
- 2017-10-17➕POULTON, Grant Marshall appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Owen Lessels Individual · British · DOB 05/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 29/10/2024 |
Mrs Katie Lessels Individual · British · DOB 03/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/11/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Grant Marshall Poultonceased 01/11/2024· significant influence
- Ms Jamie-Leigh Frostceased 02/10/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-10-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
C/O Simmers & Co, Albany Chambers
Albany Street
Oban
Argyll & Bute
PA34 4AL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-12
Last: 2025-10-29
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
LESSELS, Katie→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2024-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LESSELS, Owen→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LESSLES, Owen→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-11-01
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FROST, Jamie-Leigh→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2017-10-17 · resigned 2018-10-02
POULTON, Grant Marshall→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2017-10-17 · resigned 2026-03-24
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Recent filings (32 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26