KOCHCHI LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC676188 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-01
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£37.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10840
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 46370Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
- 56101Licenced restaurants
- 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.5 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £37,311
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£32k
Net Worth
£37k
Current Assets
£32k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £39.2k | — |
| Current assets | £32.4k | — |
| Cash | £32.4k | — |
| Net assets | £37.3k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 address
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-10-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ifs - Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Fse Ifs Debt Gp Limited
- 2025-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs KOCHCHI LTD
- 2020-10-01➕FERNANDO, Shehan Rukmal appointeddirector
- 2020-10-01➕JAYARATNE, Sandun Madara appointeddirector
- 2020-10-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sandun Madara Jayaratne Individual · British · DOB 11/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/10/2020 |
Mr Shehan Rukmal Fernando Individual · Sri Lankan · DOB 10/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Food & drink · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COFFEE NEXUS LIMITED→ SC355513 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| COOKALET LTD→ SC837881 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| GLUNUT LTD→ SC856882 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HKER BAKERY LTD→ SC726326 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| JAMES MARTIN & COMPANY, LIMITED→ SC008390 · est 1912 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 113y | — | — |
| KREMA THE KITCHEN PROJECT LIMITED→ SC842588 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| KUKINA LIMITED→ SC691569 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| LONDON DISTILLERY COMPANY LIMITED→ SC790020 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| LOVECRUMBS LTD→ SC407639 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| LUNARA CYCLE LTD→ SC852861 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MACCORNS LIMITED→ SC218875 · est 2001 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 24y | — | — |
| MACDONALD & MUIR LIMITED→ SC019038 · est 1936 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 90y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-10-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10840 — SIC 10840
Registered office
8 Walker Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7LA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FERNANDO, Shehan Rukmal→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JAYARATNE, Sandun Madara→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Ifs - Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Fse Ifs Debt Gp Ifs - Debt LP Acting by Its General Partner Fse Ifs Debt Gp Limited | A registered charge | — | 30/10/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-09-28