D. PARISELLA & SONS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01130691 · ltd · incorporated 1973-08-22

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

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 10520

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

56102Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 96-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 96). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 52.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 52.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)

Directors & officers

11 officers (5 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

147 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 mortgage

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 mortgage
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (49 events)Click to expand

2026-04-24
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mortgage · MR01
2026-04-23
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Time Invoice Finance Limited
2026-03-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-10
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officers · TM01
2025-11-07
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RICHARDSON, Annette Margret resigned
director
2025-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
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RUTHERFORD DAVIS, Michael Hugh appointed
director
2024-03-04
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officers · AP01
2023-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
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PARISELLA, Joseph resigned
secretary
2023-05-10
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PARISELLA, Joseph resigned
director
2023-05-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-10
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officers · TM02
2023-05-10
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-01-09
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officers · CH03
2023-01-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-09
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officers · CH01
2023-01-09
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officers · CH01
2023-01-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-25
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Charge satisfied #7
2020-10-22
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PARISELLA, Anna appointed
director
2020-10-22
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PARISELLA, Carolena Irena Maria appointed
director
2020-10-22
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RICHARDSON, Annette Margret appointed
director
2018-04-20
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OWEN, Emma Gina resigned
director
2011-05-26
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PARISELLA, Leo resigned
director
2007-10-18
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OWEN, Emma Gina appointed
director
2001-07-17
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Charge satisfied #6
2001-07-17
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Charge satisfied #5
2001-07-17
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Charge satisfied #4
2001-07-17
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Charge satisfied #2
2001-07-17
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Charge satisfied #1
2001-07-01
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GRIFFITHS, Irena appointed
director
2000-06-09
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Charge registered #7
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2000-01-01
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PARISELLA, Anthony Domenico appointed
director
1997-09-18
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Charge satisfied #3
1995-08-04
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PARISELLA, Carolina resigned
director
1995-07-24
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1994-06-17
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1976-06-10
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1976-01-23
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1976-01-23
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
1974-04-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: United Dominions Trust LTD.
1973-08-22
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Company incorporated
As D. PARISELLA & SONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

88/100

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PARISELLA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 96 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 96 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Irena Griffiths Individual · British · DOB 02/1930 · age 96	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	31/12/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Joseph Parisellaceased 30/03/2023· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1973-08-22

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC10520 — SIC 10520

Registered office

Unit 5 Tre Morfa Enterprise Park

Conwy

LL32 8FB

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-04

Last: 2026-01-21