PICCADILLY CIRCUS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14088078 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-05
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2025-09-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-09-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-22
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2023-03-22
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2023-03-09
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2022-05-27
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2022-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PICCADILLY CIRCUS LTD
  13. 2022-05-05
    ROSSINI, Stefano, Dr appointed
    director
  14. 2022-05-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Rossini Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Rossini Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
PICCADILLY CIRCUS LTD
This company · 14088078

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Rossini Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/03/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Stefano Rossiniceased 22/03/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Flat 12 32-33 Cartwright Gardens
London
WC1H 9EH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-05
Last: 2026-03-22

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ROSSINI, Stefano, Dr
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-05-05
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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-03-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-03-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-05-27