DE RIGO (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03011001 · ltd · incorporated 1995-01-12
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-02-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-14
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2021-03-31
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  10. 2020-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-10-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-10-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2018-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-06-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2018-06-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-05-22
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    PREDICA, Luiza appointed
    secretary
  18. 2016-11-30
    ➖
    DAVE, Jigna resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-06-17
    ➕
    DAVE, Jigna appointed
    secretary
  20. 2015-06-17
    ➖
    RIDGWICK, Nigel Howard resigned
    secretary
  21. 2011-05-13
    ➖
    DE RIGO PITER, Massimo resigned
    secretary
  22. 2011-05-13
    ➕
    RIDGWICK, Nigel Howard appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-05-31
    ➕
    ARACRI, Michele appointed
    director
  24. 2005-05-31
    ➕
    DESSOLIS, Maurizio appointed
    director
  25. 2005-05-31
    ➖
    DE RIGO PITER, Ennio resigned
    director
  26. 2005-05-31
    ➖
    NANNI, Silvia resigned
    director
  27. 1997-04-15
    ➕
    DE RIGO PITER, Ennio appointed
    director
  28. 1995-01-16
    ➕
    DE RIGO PITER, Massimo appointed
    director
  29. 1995-01-16
    ➕
    DE RIGO PITER, Massimo appointed
    secretary
  30. 1995-01-16
    ➖
    HILLHOUSE, Robert James resigned
    secretary
  31. 1995-01-16
    ➖
    CHARGE, Colin Frederick resigned
    director
  32. 1995-01-16
    ➕
    NANNI, Silvia appointed
    director
  33. 1995-01-12
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    Company incorporated
    As DE RIGO (UK) LIMITED
  34. 1995-01-12
    ➕
    HILLHOUSE, Robert James appointed
    secretary
  35. 1995-01-12
    ➕
    CHARGE, Colin Frederick appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

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 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Ennio De Rigo Piter
Individual · Italian · DOB 02/1940 · age 86
50–75%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Ground Floor, Unit 4 White Lion Road
Anglo Office Park
Amersham
HP7 9FB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last: 2026-01-17

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

PREDICA, Luiza→
secretary · appointed 2018-05-22
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Active
ARACRI, Michele→
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-05-31
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Active
DE RIGO PITER, Massimo→
director · ~57y · appointed 1995-01-16
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Active
DESSOLIS, Maurizio→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-05-31
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Active
DAVE, Jigna→
secretary · appointed 2015-06-17 · resigned 2016-11-30
Resigned
DE RIGO PITER, Massimo→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-16 · resigned 2011-05-13
Resigned
HILLHOUSE, Robert James→
secretary · appointed 1995-01-12 · resigned 1995-01-16
Resigned
RIDGWICK, Nigel Howard→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-13 · resigned 2015-06-17
Resigned
CHARGE, Colin Frederick→
director · ~81y · appointed 1995-01-12 · resigned 1995-01-16
Resigned
DE RIGO PITER, Ennio→
director · ~86y · appointed 1997-04-15 · resigned 2005-05-31
Resigned
NANNI, Silvia→
director · ~65y · appointed 1995-01-16 · resigned 2005-05-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—31/03/2021—
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Recent filings (107 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-29
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15