RESTAURANTE SERGIO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05387240 · ltd · incorporated 2005-03-10
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
—
year to Mar 2024
Net worth
£406.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.0y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
87 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
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 £405,956

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
£406k
Current Assets
£702k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-03-30
Total assets£473.3k
Current assets£702.3k
Cash£3.0k
Debtors£679.5k
Net assets£406.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  2. 2025-09-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-17
    ➖
    POLETTI, Sergio resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-09-17
    ➖
    POLETTI, Sergio resigned
    director
  5. 2025-04-01
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-02
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-12-06
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2023-02-28
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2023-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-11-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-11-02
    ➕
    POLETTI, Gianni appointed
    director
  16. 2021-06-30
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2021-06-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2021-05-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2021-05-19
    📄
    capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
    capital · SH10
  20. 2021-05-19
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  21. 2011-09-22
    ➖
    POLETTI, Gianni resigned
    director
  22. 2011-02-25
    ➕
    POLETTI, Sergio appointed
    director
  23. 2009-06-19
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  24. 2005-03-30
    ➕
    POLETTI, Sergio appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-03-30
    ➖
    RAFTERY, Paul Matthew resigned
    secretary
  26. 2005-03-30
    ➕
    POLETTI, Gianni appointed
    director
  27. 2005-03-30
    ➖
    THOMPSON, Alan Christopher resigned
    director
  28. 2005-03-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RESTAURANTE SERGIO LIMITED
  29. 2005-03-10
    ➕
    RAFTERY, Paul Matthew appointed
    secretary
  30. 2005-03-10
    ➕
    THOMPSON, Alan Christopher 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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: POLETTI, Sergio resigned 2025-09-17; POLETTI, Sergio resigned 2025-09-17

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gennaro Chianca
Individual · Italian · DOB 05/1963 · age 63
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2021
Mr Gianni Poletti
Individual · Italian · DOB 10/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-03-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

116 Duke Street
Liverpool
Merseyside
L1 5JW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

POLETTI, Gianni→
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
POLETTI, Sergio→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-30 · resigned 2025-09-17
Resigned
RAFTERY, Paul Matthew→
secretary · appointed 2005-03-10 · resigned 2005-03-30
Resigned
POLETTI, Gianni→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-03-30 · resigned 2011-09-22
Resigned
POLETTI, Sergio→
director · ~86y · appointed 2011-02-25 · resigned 2025-09-17
Resigned
THOMPSON, Alan Christopher→
director · ~77y · appointed 2005-03-10 · resigned 2005-03-30
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
Debenture1 property19/06/2009—
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Recent filings (87 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31