DM PIA & CO LTD

🌳Matureactive

SC448098 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-19

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£192.8k

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

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £192,844

Net assets shrinking

Down £20,188 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£193k

↓ 9.5% YoY

Current Assets

£144k

↓ 17% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£198.4k	£227.1k
Current assets	£144.3k	£173.4k
Net assets	£192.8k	£213.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 address
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-03-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-01-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-04-29
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-02-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-04-19
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Company incorporated
As DM PIA & CO LTD
2013-04-19
➕
PIA, Dino appointed
director
2013-04-19
➕
PIA, Marina appointed
director

Owner dependency

71/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Dino Pia Individual · Italian · DOB 12/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/07/2016
Mrs Marina Pia Individual · Italian · DOB 09/1968 · age 58	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/07/2016

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

Incorporated2013-04-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

56 Clerk Street

Loanhead

EH20 9RG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-03

Last: 2026-04-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

PIA, Dino→

director · ~59y · appointed 2013-04-19

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PIA, Marina→

director · ~58y · appointed 2013-04-19

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-24

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-03-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-08

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-05-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-01-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-01-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-12-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-04-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-01-28