VINTAGE COFFEE CO LTD
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SC855775 · ltd · incorporated 2025-07-16
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
- 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), 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: 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (55/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 address
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 address
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-07-16🏢Company incorporatedAs VINTAGE COFFEE CO LTD
- 2025-07-16➕RICHARDSON, Gordon appointeddirector
- 2025-07-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Tom William Richardson Individual · British · DOB 09/1999 · age 27 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/10/2025 |
Miss Kate Morgan Richardson Individual · British · DOB 09/2002 · age 24 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/10/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gordon Richardsonceased 13/10/2025· 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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| AUCHENGEICH MINERS WELFARE SOCIETY AND SOCIAL CLUB LIMITED→ SC218856 · est 2001 | — | — | £220.3k | — | 25y | 83 | 90y |
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| D'ARCY'S (GLASGOW) LIMITED→ SC264250 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | 83 | 64y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-07-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
RICHARDSON, Gordon→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-07-16
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Recent filings (11 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-07-16