L&M COFFEE LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC828255 · ltd · incorporated 2024-11-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-11-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As L&M COFFEE LTD
  2. 2024-11-07
    SEHGAL, Lyeba, Miss. appointed
    director
  3. 2024-11-07
    SEHGAL, Muhammad Ali, Mr. appointed
    director
  4. 2024-11-07
    SEHGAL, Sardar Hussain Ali, Mr. appointed
    director
  5. 2024-11-07
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr. Sardar Hussain Ali Sehgal
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control07/11/2024

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
Incorporated2024-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

9 Blackwood Avenue
Linwood
Paisley
PA3 3JX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-07
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SEHGAL, Lyeba, Miss.
director · ~21y · appointed 2024-11-07
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SEHGAL, Muhammad Ali, Mr.
director · ~19y · appointed 2024-11-07
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Active
SEHGAL, Sardar Hussain Ali, Mr.
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-11-07
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Active

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Recent filings (2 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-11-07