BRUNCH & ESPRESSO LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC772462 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-12
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Asset base steady — strong defensive profile, no urgency cue.
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (81/100)

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

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
12 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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Profit before tax£0
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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-02-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-02-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-01-20
    QUARTINI, Alessandro appointed
    director
  9. 2024-01-20
    RISIGLIONE, Marco resigned
    director
  10. 2024-01-20
    SKAPI, Ilirjan resigned
    director
  11. 2023-06-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRUNCH & ESPRESSO LTD
  12. 2023-06-12
    RISIGLIONE, Marco appointed
    director
  13. 2023-06-12
    SKAPI, Ilirjan appointed
    director
  14. 2023-06-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 Ilirjan Skapi
Individual · British · DOB 10/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control12/06/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Marco Risiglioneceased 06/03/2024· 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
Incorporated2023-06-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

145 High Street
Linlithgow
EH49 7EJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

QUARTINI, Alessandro
director · ~33y · appointed 2024-01-20
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Active
RISIGLIONE, Marco
director · ~41y · appointed 2023-06-12 · resigned 2024-01-20
Resigned
SKAPI, Ilirjan
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-06-12 · resigned 2024-01-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-12