THE VILLAGE CAFE - CERES COMMUNITY CAFE

🏛️Establishedactive
SC632422 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2019-06-04
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-01
    ➖
    YOUNG, Karen Mabel resigned
    director
  3. 2026-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-07
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2025-11-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2025-06-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-06-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-04-01
    ➕
    MCGREGOR, Helen Mary appointed
    director
  9. 2025-04-01
    ➕
    TEMPLETON, William Craig appointed
    director
  10. 2024-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-11-02
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-09-22
    ➖
    WOOD, Sarah Ann resigned
    director
  14. 2022-11-21
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  15. 2022-11-21
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2022-10-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-03-09
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-03-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2022-03-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2022-03-04
    ➕
    YOUNG, Karen Mabel appointed
    director
  22. 2022-02-25
    ➕
    BROWN, Isabella Summers appointed
    director
  23. 2022-02-25
    ➕
    SANDERSON, Gemma Diane appointed
    director
  24. 2021-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-08-30
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  26. 2019-06-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE VILLAGE CAFE - CERES COMMUNITY CAFE
  27. 2019-06-04
    ➕
    WOOD, Sarah Ann appointed
    director
  28. 2019-06-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2019-06-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

38 Main Street
Ceres
Cupar
Fife
KY15 5NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-17
Last: 2025-06-03

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BROWN, Isabella Summers→
director · ~77y · appointed 2022-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGREGOR, Helen Mary→
director · ~74y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANDERSON, Gemma Diane→
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-02-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLETON, William Craig→
director · ~72y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WOOD, Sarah Ann→
director · ~78y · appointed 2019-06-04 · resigned 2023-09-22
Resigned
YOUNG, Karen Mabel→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-03-04 · resigned 2026-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-11-21
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-11