KWETU COFFEE C.I.C.
🌿Early-stageactive
SC785957 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2023-10-13
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-2.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10832
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56101Licenced restaurants
- 56290Other food services
- 90020Support activities to performing arts
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 4 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
6 filings
60
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 · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,549
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
Net Worth
-£3k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £-2.5k |
| Current assets | £1.1k |
| Cash | £1.1k |
| Net assets | £-2.5k |
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 (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-10-13🏢Company incorporatedAs KWETU COFFEE C.I.C.
- 2023-10-13➕HALES, Selina Fay appointeddirector
- 2023-10-13➕KIMANI, Antony Konga appointeddirector
- 2023-10-13➕WAMBUGU, Brian Macharia appointeddirector
- 2023-10-13➕WEBSTER, Julie appointeddirector
- 2023-10-13📄incorporation-community-interest-companyincorporation · CICINC
Owner dependency
45/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2023-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10832 — SIC 10832
Registered office
6/3 140 Charles Street
Glasgow
G21 2QB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-26
Last: 2025-10-12
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
HALES, Selina Fay→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-10-13
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KIMANI, Antony Konga→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-10-13
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WAMBUGU, Brian Macharia→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-10-13
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WEBSTER, Julie→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-10-13
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Recent filings (6 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2023-10-13