DUNDEE COFFEE ROASTERS LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC758810 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-14
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
20
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-01
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2025-04-01
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2025-01-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-03-06
    RISIGLIONO, Marco appointed
    director
  5. 2024-03-06
    SKAPI, Ilirjan resigned
    director
  6. 2024-03-06
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-03-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-03-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-03-04
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2023-02-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DUNDEE COFFEE ROASTERS LTD
  11. 2023-02-14
    SKAPI, Ilirjan appointed
    director
  12. 2023-02-14
    📄
    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 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-04-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Marco Risiglione
Individual · Italian · DOB 11/1985 · age 41
75100%
75-100% shares04/03/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ilirjan Skapiceased 06/03/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

40-41 Argyle Place
Edinburgh
EH9 1JT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2024-03-04

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

RISIGLIONO, Marco
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-03-06
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Active
SKAPI, Ilirjan
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-02-14 · resigned 2024-03-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-04-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-14