GELATERIA ALFONSO LTD.

💤Zombieactive
11048424 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-216.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10520
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (70/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £216,580

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£217k
Current Assets
£71k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£-215.5k
Current assets£70.8k
Net assets£-216.6k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-01-04
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  6. 2023-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-03-01
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    RATTO, Robert Richard resigned
    director
  9. 2022-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-15
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    RATTO, Robert Richard appointed
    director
  12. 2021-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2020-11-16
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    RATTO, Robert Richard resigned
    director
  14. 2020-11-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-10-12
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    RATTO, Robert Richard appointed
    director
  16. 2020-10-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-04-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-01-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2018-01-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2017-11-06
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    Company incorporated
    As GELATERIA ALFONSO LTD.
  23. 2017-11-06
    ➕
    RATTO, Lewis 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Lewis Ratto
Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/11/2017

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
Incorporated2017-11-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10520 — SIC 10520

Registered office

The Old Post Office
Banbury Road
Kidlington
OX5 1AQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

RATTO, Lewis→
director · ~33y · appointed 2017-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RATTO, Robert Richard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2021-07-15 · resigned 2022-03-01
Resigned
RATTO, Robert Richard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-10-12 · resigned 2020-11-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-04
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-15