CAFE CONNECT @ THE MADOCH CENTRE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC722424 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2022-02-08
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£150
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £150
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£150
Current Assets
£150
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £150 | — |
| Current assets | £150 | — |
| Net assets | £150 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-01-01➕WILSON, Andrew Blair appointeddirector
- 2025-01-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-23➖STEVENSON, Craig George resigneddirector
- 2024-05-01➖PATERSON, Craig resigneddirector
- 2023-05-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs CAFE CONNECT @ THE MADOCH CENTRE LTD
- 2022-02-08➕GRAINGER, Sue Dawn appointeddirector
- 2022-02-08➕PATERSON, Craig appointeddirector
- 2022-02-08➕STEVENSON, Craig George appointeddirector
- 2022-02-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
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
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sue Dawn Grainger Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59 | — | 25–50% | 25-50% voting | 08/02/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Craig George Stevensonceased 25/01/2025· 25-50% voting
- Mr Craig Patersonceased 01/05/2024· 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2022-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
The Madoch Centre
St Madoes
Perth
PH2 7FF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
GRAINGER, Sue Dawn→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2022-02-08
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WILSON, Andrew Blair→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2026-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATERSON, Craig→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2022-02-08 · resigned 2024-05-01
STEVENSON, Craig George→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-02-08 · resigned 2024-10-23
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-08