MOLINARO LIMITED

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SC380830 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-22
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£2.10M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 14.7y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 14.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
48 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,097,597
Cash YoY
+21%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£551k
↑ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£2.1m
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£551k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£420k£839k£1.3m£1.7m£2.1mJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£2.21M£2.04M
Current assets£551.2k£457.1k
Cash£551.2k£457.1k
Net assets£2.10M£1.90M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-31
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    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-03-30
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  3. 2023-03-30
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  4. 2022-08-09
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  5. 2022-03-30
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  6. 2021-05-20
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-02
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2020-06-01
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    MOLINARO, Nicolina Anna appointed
    director
  9. 2020-04-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-09-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-08-22
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    address · AD01
  12. 2019-08-21
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    address · AD01
  13. 2019-04-30
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  14. 2018-03-30
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  15. 2017-12-14
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    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2017-12-08
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2017-12-04
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    mortgage · MR04
  18. 2017-12-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  19. 2015-11-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2015-10-14
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2011-09-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Airdrie Savings Bank
  22. 2010-06-22
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    Company incorporated
    As MOLINARO LIMITED
  23. 2010-06-22
    ➕
    MOLINARO, Cosimo appointed
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MOLINARO" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Cosimo Molinaro
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2010-06-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Luca's Kitchen
Linburn Road
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 4UH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MOLINARO, Cosimo→
director · ~59y · appointed 2010-06-22
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Active
MOLINARO, Nicolina Anna→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-06-01
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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property08/12/2017—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—25/11/2015—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property14/10/201504/12/2017
outstanding
Airdrie Savings Bank
Standard security1 property06/09/2011—
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Recent filings (48 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-04-29