GANARIN LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC225078 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-08
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£30.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, 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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £30,681

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£31k
Current Assets
£33k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£13k£20k£27k£33kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£30.7k—
Current assets£33.5k—
Net assets£30.7k—
Average employees—400

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-17
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  6. 2022-11-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-05-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-05-14
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    GANARIN, Rudi resigned
    director
  13. 2020-05-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-05-12
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  15. 2020-05-11
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    GANARIN, Julie Frances appointed
    director
  16. 2020-05-03
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2020-05-01
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    ACCOUNTANCY ASSURED LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2020-05-01
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    ACCOUNTANCY ASSURED (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2020-03-13
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  20. 2020-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2005-09-29
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    CARMICHAEL, Robert George resigned
    secretary
  23. 2005-09-29
    ➕
    ACCOUNTANCY ASSURED (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2001-11-21
    ➕
    CARMICHAEL, Robert George appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-11-21
    ➕
    GANARIN, Rudi appointed
    director
  26. 2001-11-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GANARIN LTD.
  27. 2001-11-08
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2001-11-08
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2001-11-08
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2001-11-08
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2001-11-08
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2001-11-08
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GANARIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mrs Julie Frances Ganarin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Rudi Ganarinceased 14/05/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2001-11-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

30 Forrest Road Forrest Road
Edinburgh
EH1 2QN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

ACCOUNTANCY ASSURED LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2020-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GANARIN, Julie Frances→
director · ~66y · appointed 2020-05-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARMICHAEL, Robert George→
secretary · appointed 2001-11-21 · resigned 2005-09-29
Resigned
ACCOUNTANCY ASSURED (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-09-29 · resigned 2020-05-01
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-11-08 · resigned 2001-11-08
Resigned
GANARIN, Rudi→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-11-21 · resigned 2020-05-14
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-11-08 · resigned 2001-11-08
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-11-08 · resigned 2001-11-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2022-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-09