COQ & BULL (BUTCHERS) LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC633463 · ltd · incorporated 2019-06-14
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£-157.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
19 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)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £157,262
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£157k
↓ 7.3% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-06-30 | 2023-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-115.7k | £-93.2k |
| Current assets | £60.7k | £77.9k |
| Net assets | £-157.3k | £-146.5k |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-12📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-06-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-09-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-09📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-08-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs COQ & BULL (BUTCHERS) LIMITED
- 2019-06-14➕KIRK, Angus Richard appointeddirector
- 2019-06-14➕KIRK, Shadi Darvish appointeddirector
- 2019-06-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Shadi Darvish Kirk Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/06/2019 |
Mr Angus Richard Kirk Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 14/06/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Registered office
74 Ratcliffe Terrace
Edinburgh
EH9 1ST
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KIRK, Angus Richard→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KIRK, Shadi Darvish→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-06-14
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-09-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29