ARTISAN EXPRESSO & WINE BAR LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC744283 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-13
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 steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47250
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: medium (79/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees00

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-20
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2024-03-06
    SKAPI, Ilirjan resigned
    director
  6. 2024-03-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-09-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARTISAN EXPRESSO & WINE BAR LTD
  8. 2022-09-13
    RISIGLIONE, Marco appointed
    director
  9. 2022-09-13
    SKAPI, Ilirjan appointed
    director
  10. 2022-09-13
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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.)

Group structure

Armonia Holding Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Armonia Holding Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
ARTISAN EXPRESSO & WINE BAR LTD
This company · SC744283

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Armonia Holding Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares13/03/2024
Mr Marco Risiglione
Individual · Italian · DOB 11/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/09/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ilirjan Skapiceased 13/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-09-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47250 — SIC 47250

Registered office

41 Argyle Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1JT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

RISIGLIONE, Marco
director · ~41y · appointed 2022-09-13
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Active
SKAPI, Ilirjan
director · ~39y · appointed 2022-09-13 · resigned 2024-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-09-13