THE VICTOR PIZZA COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC302364 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-15
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 19.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.8y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-09-29📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-09-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-09-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-10-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-10-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-05-10➕CORISH, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2006-07-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2006-05-15🏢Company incorporatedAs THE VICTOR PIZZA COMPANY LIMITED
- 2006-05-15➕CAIRNEY, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2006-05-15➕CAIRNEY, Anne Marie appointeddirector
- 2006-05-15➕CAIRNEY, Paul Mark appointeddirector
- 2006-05-15➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-05-15➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-05-15➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-05-15➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Glasgow Pizza Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Glasgow Pizza Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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THE VICTOR PIZZA COMPANY LIMITED
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Glasgow Pizza Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/09/2021 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Victor Pizza Manufacturing Limitedceased 22/09/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mrs Anne Marie Cairneyceased 22/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Paul Cairneyceased 22/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
216 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 2PQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15
Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)
Active
CAIRNEY, Anne Marie→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2006-05-15
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CAIRNEY, Paul Mark→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2006-05-15
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CORISH, David Charles→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2012-05-10
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BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-15 · resigned 2006-05-15
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-15 · resigned 2006-05-15
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 14/07/2006 | — |
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Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-10-13
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-09-29
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-09-28
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-10-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-05