EUROSTAMPA UK LTD
📉Decliningactive
SC024552 · ltd · incorporated 1946-09-17
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
- · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
- · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18121
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueLeverage-led grower with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).
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Refinance opportunity
9 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 34.0y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
23 officers (4 active, 23 linked, 18 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
162 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £86,874
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £86.9k | £2.22M |
| Average employees | 200 | 20000 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-01-24🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2024-01-03✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-12-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-27🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Intesa Sanpaolo S.P.A., London Branch as Secured Party
- 2023-11-27🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Intesa Sanpaolo S.P.A., London Branch as Secured Party
- 2023-11-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-11-17📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-11-17📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-11-17🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Intesa Sanpaolo S.P.A., London Branch as Secured Party
- 2023-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2023-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2023-10-25🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2023-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-09-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-11-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-10-26🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Sse Services PLC
- 2022-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-30➖CILLARIO, Gianmario resigneddirector
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-06➕THOMPSON, Steven John appointeddirector
- 2020-02-06➖DI VITA, Giovanni Paolo resigneddirector
- 2020-02-05➖LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-04-08➕LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2013-04-08➖SF SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-03-08➕CILLARIO, Gian Franco appointeddirector
- 2011-03-08➕CILLARIO, Giuseppe appointeddirector
- 2011-03-08➕CILLARIO, Luciano appointeddirector
- 2011-03-08➖BARR, Alan Paul resignedsecretary
- 2011-03-08➕SF SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-03-08➖CAIRNS, Alexander Sneddon resigneddirector
- 2011-03-08➕CILLARIO, Gianmario appointeddirector
- 2011-03-08➕DI VITA, Giovanni Paolo appointeddirector
- 2011-03-08➖REES, Alan Graham resigneddirector
- 2011-03-08➖STEWART, Alan James resigneddirector
- 2011-03-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2009-10-29🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2009-10-29🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited
- 2008-12-31➖WHITEHORN, Barry James resigneddirector
- 2007-11-28➖MCKINLAY, Ian Neill resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 73 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 80 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Unicorn Graphics Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Unicorn Graphics Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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EUROSTAMPA UK LTD
This company · SC024552
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unicorn Graphics Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1946-09-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18121 — SIC 18121
Registered office
Citypoint
65 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 5HD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-21
Last: 2026-02-07
Officers (4 active · 19 resigned)
CILLARIO, Gian Franco→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2011-03-08
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CILLARIO, Giuseppe→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2011-03-08
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CILLARIO, Luciano→
Activedirector · ~83y · appointed 2011-03-08
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THOMPSON, Steven John→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2020-02-06
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BARR, Alan Paul→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-11-26 · resigned 2011-03-08
DALTON, Andrew John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-07-28
MCKINLAY, Ian Neill→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1992-04-22 · resigned 2007-11-26
LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2013-04-08 · resigned 2020-02-05
SF SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-03-08 · resigned 2013-04-08
ANDERSON, Ronald Calder→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 2005-05-27
CAIRNS, Alexander Sneddon→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2001-01-01 · resigned 2011-03-08
CILLARIO, Gianmario→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2011-03-08 · resigned 2022-09-30
DALTON, Andrew John→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1989-10-24 · resigned 1989-07-28
DI VITA, Giovanni Paolo→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2011-03-08 · resigned 2020-02-06
MACDONALD, Kenneth→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2005-04-27
MARNOCH, William Berry→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 1992-07-24 · resigned 2005-04-30
MCKINLAY, Ian Neill→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · resigned 2007-11-28
RANKINE, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1989-04-01 · resigned 1998-05-08
REES, Alan Graham→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 1997-05-23 · resigned 2011-03-08
REEVE, Alan Brodie→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1990-05-30 · resigned 1992-04-22
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Mortgages & charges
9
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Intesa Sanpaolo S.P.A., London Branch as Secured Party | A registered charge | 3 properties | 27/11/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Intesa Sanpaolo S.P.A., London Branch as Secured Party | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/11/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Intesa Sanpaolo S.P.A., London Branch as Secured Party | A registered charge | — | 17/11/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Sse Services Sse Services PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/10/2022 | 24/01/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 29/10/2009 | 25/10/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Commercial Finance Limited | Floating charge | 1 property | 29/10/2009 | 25/10/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 26/07/2000 | 25/10/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 28/04/1992 | 02/03/2011 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 22/04/1992 | 13/09/2023 |
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Recent filings (162 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-24
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-01-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-12-01
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-11-17
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-11-17
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-25
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-10-25