THE ISLAY COFFEE COMPANY LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC780580 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-29
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£7.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10832
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47250SIC 47250
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,075

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
Current Assets
£100
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-31
Total assets£7.1k
Current assets£100
Net assets£7.1k

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

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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-11-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-08-27
    ➖
    CORSON, Kim resigned
    director
  6. 2024-08-11
    ➕
    CORSON, Kim appointed
    director
  7. 2024-08-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-08-11
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-05-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-05-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-05-25
    ➖
    CORSON, Sheila resigned
    director
  12. 2023-08-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE ISLAY COFFEE COMPANY LTD
  13. 2023-08-29
    ➕
    FRASER, Adam James appointed
    director
  14. 2023-08-29
    ➕
    CORSON, Sheila appointed
    director
  15. 2023-08-29
    📄
    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 2.8 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 Adam James Fraser
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control29/08/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sheila Corsonceased 18/07/2024· 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
Incorporated2023-08-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10832 — SIC 10832

Registered office

54 Clairinsh
Balloch
Alexandria
G83 8SE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FRASER, Adam James→
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CORSON, Kim→
director · ~42y · appointed 2024-08-11 · resigned 2024-08-27
Resigned
CORSON, Sheila→
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-08-29 · resigned 2024-05-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-29