MARBLA COFFEE LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC701780 · ltd · incorporated 2021-06-16

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.

Why now

Window opening · high confidence

More negotiable than before — 4 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 90 → 60
· Opportunity score: 71 → 60
· Bankability: 70 → 65
· PSC count: 2 → 0

Opportunity decay

softening · 6-months

Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.

· 8 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

↓Opportunity score: 71 → 60
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 60
↓Bankability: 70 → 65
↓PSC count: 2 → 0

Last 90 days

Picture worsened over the last 90 days — 4 negative signals vs 0 positive.

↓Opportunity score: 71 → 60
↓Hygiene score: 90 → 60
↓Bankability: 70 → 65
↓PSC count: 2 → 0

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2024

Net worth

£-19.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

60/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

No charge records returned

Directors & officers

No officers data

Ownership & PSC

No PSC data returned

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

No filing history

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

60/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £19,608

Cash YoY

+4621%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£4k

↑ 4621% YoY

Net Worth

-£20k

↑ 82% YoY

Current Assets

£8k

↑ 101% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-06-30	2023-06-30
Total assets	£-19.6k	£-107.5k
Current assets	£8.4k	£4.2k
Cash	£4.3k	£92
Debtors	£4.1k	£4.1k
Net assets	£-19.6k	£-107.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Corporate timeline (1 events)Click to expand

2021-06-16
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Company incorporated
As MARBLA COFFEE LTD

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

+No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-29

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2021-06-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

118 Cathcart Street Cathcart Street

Greenock

PA15 1BB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-29OVERDUE

Last: 2025-06-15