LE CUCU LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC640333 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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 (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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees100100

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.

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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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-10-08
    ZACE, Patrik appointed
    director
  9. 2020-10-08
    KRAPSEVICIUTE, Rosita resigned
    director
  10. 2020-10-08
    ZACE, Kristina resigned
    director
  11. 2020-10-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2020-10-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-10-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-12-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-12-16
    KRAPSEVICIUTE, Rosita appointed
    director
  18. 2019-12-16
    ZACE, Kristina appointed
    director
  19. 2019-12-16
    ZACE, Kristina resigned
    director
  20. 2019-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-12-16
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2019-12-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2019-09-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As LE CUCU LTD
  24. 2019-09-02
    ZACE, Kristina appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Patrik Zace
Individual · British · DOB 01/1981 · age 45
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest08/10/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Kristina Zaceceased 08/10/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

41 Argyle Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1JT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

ZACE, Patrik
director · ~45y · appointed 2020-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KRAPSEVICIUTE, Rosita
director · ~34y · appointed 2019-12-16 · resigned 2020-10-08
Resigned
ZACE, Kristina
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-12-16 · resigned 2020-10-08
Resigned
ZACE, Kristina
director · ~37y · appointed 2019-09-02 · resigned 2019-12-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-09