CAFÉ KAWAII LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC732738 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-17
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 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47650
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
16 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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees100100

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.

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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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2023-10-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-09-22
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2023-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-09-20
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  11. 2023-09-19
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2023-09-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2023-09-08
    CLARK, Ivor appointed
    director
  14. 2022-05-17
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    Company incorporated
    As CAFÉ KAWAII LTD
  15. 2022-05-17
    BRENGMAN-CLARK, Sarah Elizabeth Anne appointed
    director
  16. 2022-05-17
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    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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Anne Brengman-Clark
Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/05/2022
Mr Ivor Clark
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/05/2022

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
Incorporated2022-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47650 — SIC 47650

Registered office

6 London Road
Edinburgh
EH7 5AP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last: 2025-05-16

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BRENGMAN-CLARK, Sarah Elizabeth Anne
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-05-17
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Active
CLARK, Ivor
director · ~50y · appointed 2023-09-08
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Recent filings (16 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-10-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-09-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-09-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16