GMG RESTAURANTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06695831 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-11
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
£-31.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56302Public houses and bars
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £31,475
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£10k
Net Worth
-£31k
Current Assets
£665k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-03-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £477.6k |
| Current assets | £665.1k |
| Cash | £9.5k |
| Debtors | £647.8k |
| Net assets | £-31.5k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-17➖POLETTI, Sergio resigneddirector
- 2025-09-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-04-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-06📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-11-02➕POLETTI, Gianni appointeddirector
- 2021-07-21📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2021-06-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-06-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-19📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-05-19📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-05-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2011-09-22➖POLETTI, Gianni resigneddirector
- 2011-02-25➕POLETTI, Sergio appointeddirector
- 2009-07-09➖RAFTERY, Paul Matthew resignedsecretary
- 2009-07-09➕POLETTI, Gianni appointeddirector
- 2009-07-09➖THOMPSON, Alan Christopher resigneddirector
- 2008-09-11🏢Company incorporatedAs GMG RESTAURANTS LIMITED
- 2008-09-11➕RAFTERY, Paul Matthew appointedsecretary
- 2008-09-11➕THOMPSON, Alan Christopher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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 18 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gianni Poletti Individual · Italian · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Gennaro Chiancaceased 28/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-09-11
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: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
POLETTI, Gianni→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2021-11-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
RAFTERY, Paul Matthew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-09-11 · resigned 2009-07-09
POLETTI, Gianni→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2009-07-09 · resigned 2011-09-22
POLETTI, Sergio→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2011-02-25 · resigned 2025-09-17
THOMPSON, Alan Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2008-09-11 · resigned 2009-07-09
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Recent filings (69 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
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
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23