PIPERS COFFEE HOUSE LTD

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SC735567 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-15
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£18.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £18,253

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£18k
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 133% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£7k£11k£15k£18kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£18.3k£17.4k
Current assets£10.7k£4.6k
Net assets£18.3k£17.4k

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

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
  1. 2025-05-13
    SHERWIN, Jean resigned
    director
  2. 2025-05-13
    SHERWIN, Teagan Emily Alice resigned
    director
  3. 2025-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-13
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    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-24
    SHERWIN, Robin Alan resigned
    director
  7. 2024-06-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-09-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-06-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2022-06-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  13. 2022-06-15
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    Company incorporated
    As PIPERS COFFEE HOUSE LTD
  14. 2022-06-15
    SHERWIN, Harley Andrew Robin appointed
    director
  15. 2022-06-15
    SHERWIN, Jean appointed
    director
  16. 2022-06-15
    SHERWIN, Robin Alan appointed
    director
  17. 2022-06-15
    SHERWIN, Teagan Emily Alice appointed
    director
  18. 2022-06-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SHERWIN, Jean resigned 2025-05-13; SHERWIN, Teagan Emily Alice resigned 2025-05-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Harley Andrew Robin Sherwin
Individual · British · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest10/09/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Harley Andrew Robin Sherwinceased 01/09/2022· board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2022-06-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

25 Lamington Street
Tain
IV19 1AA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SHERWIN, Harley Andrew Robin
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-06-15
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Active
SHERWIN, Jean
director · ~59y · appointed 2022-06-15 · resigned 2025-05-13
Resigned
SHERWIN, Robin Alan
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-06-15 · resigned 2024-06-24
Resigned
SHERWIN, Teagan Emily Alice
director · ~23y · appointed 2022-06-15 · resigned 2025-05-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-24
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-06-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-06-15