BATTAGLIA MARBLE & GRANITE LTD.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 12.6y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £769.0k | £951.5k |
| Current assets | £622.3k | £763.0k |
| Cash | £149.1k | £214.9k |
| Debtors | £366.0k | £369.0k |
| Net assets | £568.0k | £664.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-05-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-04-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2014-01-31🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2013-11-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
- 2003-06-05➕BATTAGLIA, Santo Giuseppe appointedsecretary
- 2003-06-05➕BATTAGLIA, Marco appointeddirector
- 2003-06-05➕BATTAGLIA, Santo Giuseppe appointeddirector
- 2003-06-05➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-06-05➖INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2003-04-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BATTAGLIA MARBLE & GRANITE LTD.
- 2003-04-28➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-04-28➕INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BATTAGLIA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
cleanGroup structure
Battaglia Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Battaglia Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/05/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Santo Giuseppe Battagliaceased 19/05/2022· 25-50% shares
- Mr Marco Battagliaceased 19/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/01/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/11/2013 | — |