ASOLO FOOTWEAR UK LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08081148 · ltd · incorporated 2012-05-24
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46160
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-30 | 2024-12-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-09-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-06✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-02-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-26➕PORTMAN, Jeremy Mark appointeddirector
- 2022-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-04📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-09➕ZANATTA, Luca appointeddirector
- 2020-12-09➖UDBERG, Lesley resigneddirector
- 2012-08-10➕UDBERG, Lesley appointeddirector
- 2012-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ASOLO FOOTWEAR UK LIMITED
- 2012-05-24➕UDBERG, David Charles appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Marco Zanatta Individual · Italian · DOB 03/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest | 09/12/2020 |
Anna Zanatta Individual · Italian · DOB 11/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest | 09/12/2020 |
Mr Luca Zanatta Individual · Italian · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · firm interest | 09/12/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Charles Udbergceased 09/12/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mrs Lesley Udbergceased 09/12/2020· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46160 — SIC 46160
Registered office
Carleton Derrick
Carelton Derrick Drive
Penrith
CA11 8LS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
PORTMAN, Jeremy Mark→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
UDBERG, David Charles→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2012-05-24
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ZANATTA, Luca→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-12-09
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UDBERG, Lesley→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2012-08-10 · resigned 2020-12-09
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Recent filings (50 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-02-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25