A. MENARINI PHARMA U.K. S.R.L.

⚰️Wound downconverted-closed
FC025693 · oversea-company · incorporated 2004-12-20
Investment thesis
Company converted closed — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Unclear. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (45/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
no address, no SIC, incorporation date
55
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2013-01-17
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    dissolution-closure-of-uk-establishment-and-overseas-company
    dissolution · OSDS01
  2. 2013-01-17
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2012-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2011-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2010-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2009-10-22
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    termination-person-authorised-overseas-company
    officers · OSTM03
  7. 2009-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2009-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2009-03-12
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    legacy
    annual-return · BR4
  10. 2009-03-12
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    legacy
    annual-return · BR4
  11. 2009-03-12
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    legacy
    annual-return · BR4
  12. 2008-05-21
    MEI, Pio appointed
    director
  13. 2008-05-21
    LAFAURE, Christian resigned
    director
  14. 2007-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2007-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2006-08-08
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · BR4
  17. 2006-08-08
    📄
    legacy
    annual-return · BR4
  18. 2006-08-08
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    legacy
    annual-return · BR4
  19. 2006-08-08
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    legacy
    annual-return · BR4
  20. 2006-05-23
    BERNOCCHI, Marco appointed
    director
  21. 2006-05-23
    FORESTI, Giorgio resigned
    director
  22. 2006-05-23
    LAFAURE, Christian appointed
    director
  23. 2006-05-23
    MASSELLI, Gianni resigned
    director
  24. 2005-01-06
    CRESCI, Giovanni appointed
    director
  25. 2005-01-06
    FORESTI, Giorgio appointed
    director
  26. 2005-01-06
    MASSELLI, Gianni appointed
    director
  27. 2005-01-06
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    legacy
    incorporation · BR1-PAR
  28. 2005-01-06
    📄
    legacy
    incorporation · BR1-PAR
  29. 2005-01-06
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    legacy
    incorporation · BR1-PAR
  30. 2005-01-06
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    legacy
    incorporation · BR1-PAR
  31. 2005-01-06
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    legacy
    incorporation · BR1-BCH
  32. 2005-01-06
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    legacy
    incorporation · BR1
  33. 2004-12-20
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    Company incorporated
    As A. MENARINI PHARMA U.K. S.R.L.

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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusconverted-closed
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated2004-12-20
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC

Registered office

Branch Registration
Refer To Parent Registry
Italy

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2011-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

BERNOCCHI, Marco
director · ~66y · appointed 2006-05-23
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Active
CRESCI, Giovanni
director · ~80y · appointed 2005-01-06
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Active
MEI, Pio
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-05-21
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Active
FORESTI, Giorgio
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-01-06 · resigned 2006-05-23
Resigned
LAFAURE, Christian
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-05-23 · resigned 2008-05-21
Resigned
MASSELLI, Gianni
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-01-06 · resigned 2006-05-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

dissolution-closure-of-uk-establishment-and-overseas-company
dissolution · OSDS01
2013-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2012-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2011-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-07-13
termination-person-authorised-overseas-company
officers · OSTM03
2009-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2009-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2009-03-24
legacy
annual-return · BR4
2009-03-12
legacy
annual-return · BR4
2009-03-12
legacy
annual-return · BR4
2009-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2007-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2007-01-11
legacy
annual-return · BR4
2006-08-08
legacy
annual-return · BR4
2006-08-08
legacy
annual-return · BR4
2006-08-08