ITALIAN AROMA COFFEE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC139395 · ltd · incorporated 1992-07-21
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 5.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£226k£452k£679k£905k£1.1mJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets—£1.11M
Current assets—£1.13M
Cash—£89.1k
Debtors—£858.9k
Net assets—£732.9k
Average employees11—

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-04-03
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    SKAPI, Ilirjan appointed
    director
  5. 2023-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2021-03-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
  11. 2020-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  13. 2020-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  17. 2017-07-18
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2017-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-02-26
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    GIAMBASTIANI, Rachel Kelso resigned
    secretary
  20. 2014-02-26
    ➖
    GIAMBASTIANI, Rachel Kelso resigned
    director
  21. 2003-02-28
    ➕
    GIAMBASTIANI, Rachel Kelso appointed
    director
  22. 1997-01-29
    ➖
    CALDWELL, Margaret Ainslie resigned
    secretary
  23. 1997-01-29
    ➕
    GIAMBASTIANI, Rachel Kelso appointed
    secretary
  24. 1993-08-12
    ➕
    CALDWELL, Margaret Ainslie appointed
    secretary
  25. 1993-08-12
    ➖
    GIAMBASTIANI, Marco Nello resigned
    secretary
  26. 1993-07-12
    ➖
    FAZZI, Roberto Pietro resigned
    director
  27. 1992-07-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ITALIAN AROMA COFFEE LIMITED
  28. 1992-07-21
    ➕
    GIAMBASTIANI, Marco Nello appointed
    director
  29. 1992-07-21
    ➕
    GIAMBASTIANI, Marco Nello appointed
    secretary
  30. 1992-07-21
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1992-07-21
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1992-07-21
    ➕
    FAZZI, Roberto Pietro appointed
    director
  33. 1992-07-21
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1992-07-21
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Giambastiani Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Giambastiani Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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ITALIAN AROMA COFFEE LIMITED
This company · SC139395

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
Giambastiani Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Marco Nello Giambastianiceased 06/04/2016· 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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-07-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

Unit 8, Alpha Centre South Douglas Street
Clydebank
Glasgow
G81 1PD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-04
Last: 2025-07-21

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

GIAMBASTIANI, Marco Nello→
director · ~59y · appointed 1992-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SKAPI, Ilirjan→
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CALDWELL, Margaret Ainslie→
secretary · appointed 1993-08-12 · resigned 1997-01-29
Resigned
GIAMBASTIANI, Marco Nello→
secretary · appointed 1992-07-21 · resigned 1993-08-12
Resigned
GIAMBASTIANI, Rachel Kelso→
secretary · appointed 1997-01-29 · resigned 2014-02-26
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-07-21 · resigned 1992-07-21
Resigned
FAZZI, Roberto Pietro→
director · ~90y · appointed 1992-07-21 · resigned 1993-07-12
Resigned
GIAMBASTIANI, Rachel Kelso→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-02-28 · resigned 2014-02-26
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1992-07-21 · resigned 1992-07-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
A registered charge—16/03/2021—
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Recent filings (93 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-24