PIRONI CONSTRUCTION LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC417437 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-20
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£74.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £74,456

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£74k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£16k
↓ 51% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£30k£45k£60k£74kFeb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£92.6k£73.5k
Current assets£15.8k£32.3k
Net assets£74.5k£50.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-12-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-05-29
    ➕
    PIRONI, Peter Domenico appointed
    director
  11. 2020-05-29
    ➖
    CLEGG, Mary Marshall, Mrs. resigned
    director
  12. 2020-05-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-09-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-09-20
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2019-09-15
    ➖
    HARMANN-BIBBY, Dorothee resigned
    secretary
  18. 2019-09-15
    ➕
    CLEGG, Mary Marshall, Mrs. appointed
    director
  19. 2019-09-15
    ➖
    PIRONI, Peter Domenico resigned
    director
  20. 2019-08-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2012-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As PIRONI CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
  23. 2012-02-20
    ➕
    HARMANN-BIBBY, Dorothee appointed
    secretary
  24. 2012-02-20
    ➕
    PIRONI, Peter Domenico 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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "PIRONI" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — 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 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Peter Domenico Pironi
Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Unit D
Barnkirk Industrial Estate
Newton Stewart
DG8 6QL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

PIRONI, Peter Domenico→
director · ~70y · appointed 2020-05-29
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Active
HARMANN-BIBBY, Dorothee→
secretary · appointed 2012-02-20 · resigned 2019-09-15
Resigned
CLEGG, Mary Marshall, Mrs.→
director · ~84y · appointed 2019-09-15 · resigned 2020-05-29
Resigned
PIRONI, Peter Domenico→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-02-20 · resigned 2019-09-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-06-01