ESPRESSO (SCOTLAND) LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC719319 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-10
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 41 | 4300 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-14📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2024-09-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-01-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ESPRESSO (SCOTLAND) LTD
- 2022-01-10➕CRAIG, Fraser Lees appointeddirector
- 2022-01-10➕FERONE, Paolo appointeddirector
- 2022-01-10➕PELLERITO, Ugo appointeddirector
- 2022-01-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Fraser Lees Craig Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/08/2024 |
Mr Paolo Ferone Individual · Italian · DOB 02/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/08/2024 |
Mr Ugo Pellerito Individual · Italian · DOB 04/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/08/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
126 Cowgate
Kirkintilloch
Glasgow
G66 1HF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
CRAIG, Fraser Lees→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2022-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FERONE, Paolo→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PELLERITO, Ugo→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2022-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-14
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-17