PIPERS COFFEE HOUSE LTD

💤Zombieactive
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 2 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 85 → 90
  • · Filings: 13 → 15
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Hygiene score: 85 → 90
  • ↑Filings: 13 → 15
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£47.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
85
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 £47,290

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£47k
↑ 159% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£9k£19k£28k£38k£47kJun 2023Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£47.3k£18.3k£17.4k
Current assets£7.7k£10.7k£4.6k
Net assets£47.3k£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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-13
    ➖
    SHERWIN, Jean resigned
    director
  3. 2025-05-13
    ➖
    SHERWIN, Teagan Emily Alice resigned
    director
  4. 2025-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-24
    ➖
    SHERWIN, Robin Alan resigned
    director
  8. 2024-06-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-09-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-06-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-06-24
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2022-06-15
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    Company incorporated
    As PIPERS COFFEE HOUSE LTD
  15. 2022-06-15
    ➕
    SHERWIN, Harley Andrew Robin appointed
    director
  16. 2022-06-15
    ➕
    SHERWIN, Jean appointed
    director
  17. 2022-06-15
    ➕
    SHERWIN, Robin Alan appointed
    director
  18. 2022-06-15
    ➕
    SHERWIN, Teagan Emily Alice appointed
    director
  19. 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

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
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: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-10
Last: 2026-05-27

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 (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
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