THE BISTRO (LOCHCARRON) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC731494 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-05
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 May 2024
Net worth
£21.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,398

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£38k
Net Worth
£21k
Current Assets
£38k
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£15k£23k£31k£38kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£21.4k
Current assets£38.5k
Cash£38.5k
Net assets£21.4k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-02-27
    RACHOWSKI, Maciej appointed
    director
  4. 2024-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE BISTRO (LOCHCARRON) LTD
  6. 2022-05-05
    GRONKOWSKA, Jagoda Sylwia appointed
    director
  7. 2022-05-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited 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

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
Ms Jagoda Sylwia Gronkowska
Individual · Polish · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/05/2022

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

56a Culcabock Avenue
Inverness
IV2 3RQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-18
Last: 2025-05-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GRONKOWSKA, Jagoda Sylwia
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-05-05
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Active
RACHOWSKI, Maciej
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-02-27
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-05-05