AMALFI RESTAURANT LIMITED

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04304302 · ltd · incorporated 2001-10-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£261
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £261
Net assets shrinking
Down £92 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£261
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£3.4k£3.9k
Current assets£4.8k£6.6k
Net assets£261£353

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

Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-13
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  2. 2024-09-25
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  3. 2023-08-24
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  4. 2022-08-30
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  5. 2021-08-20
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  6. 2020-08-26
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  7. 2019-08-21
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  9. 2018-09-01
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  10. 2017-08-28
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  11. 2016-08-31
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  12. 2015-11-30
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  13. 2015-11-30
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  14. 2015-08-14
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  15. 2015-01-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  16. 2015-01-01
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    KISICKA, Joanna appointed
    secretary
  17. 2015-01-01
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    TRIFUNOVIC, Nikola resigned
    secretary
  18. 2002-09-10
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    TRIFUNOVIC, Nikola appointed
    secretary
  19. 2002-09-10
    ➖
    TRIFUNOVIC, Tony resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-09-10
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    TRIFONE TORELLA, Fortunato resigned
    director
  21. 2002-03-11
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    TRIFONE TORELLA, Fortunato appointed
    director
  22. 2001-12-02
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    TRIFONE TORELLA, Fortunato resigned
    director
  23. 2001-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AMALFI RESTAURANT LIMITED
  24. 2001-10-15
    ➕
    TRIFUNOVIC, Tony appointed
    director
  25. 2001-10-15
    ➕
    TRIFUNOVIC, Tony appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-10-15
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2001-10-15
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2001-10-15
    ➕
    TRIFONE TORELLA, Fortunato appointed
    director
  29. 2001-10-15
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  30. 2001-10-15
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Tony Trifunovic
Individual · Yugoslavian · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars

Registered office

49 Wortley Road
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS12 3HT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

KISICKA, Joanna→
secretary · appointed 2015-01-01
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Active
TRIFUNOVIC, Tony→
director · ~70y · appointed 2001-10-15
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Active
TRIFUNOVIC, Nikola→
secretary · appointed 2002-09-10 · resigned 2015-01-01
Resigned
TRIFUNOVIC, Tony→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-15 · resigned 2002-09-10
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-10-15 · resigned 2001-10-15
Resigned
TRIFONE TORELLA, Fortunato→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-03-11 · resigned 2002-09-10
Resigned
TRIFONE TORELLA, Fortunato→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-10-15 · resigned 2001-12-02
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2001-10-15 · resigned 2001-10-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—12/01/2015—
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Recent filings (68 total)

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2025-11-06
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2025-08-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
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accounts · AA
2024-09-25
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2023-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-18
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2022-08-30
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2021-10-25
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2021-08-20
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2020-10-22
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accounts · AA
2020-08-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-31
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accounts · AA
2019-08-21