TRATTORIA ROMA LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC474937 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-10
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£148.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.0y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £148,819
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£149k
Current Assets
£214k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-28 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £316.6k |
| Current assets | £214.4k |
| Net assets | £148.8k |
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 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-04📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-07-04🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-06-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-06-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-14🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-06-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-05-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-04-10🏢Company incorporatedAs TRATTORIA ROMA LIMITED
- 2014-04-10➕MATAJ, Indrit appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Indrit Mataj Individual · Albanian · DOB 01/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| THREE BROTHERS 2023 LIMITED→ SC855510 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| TIMENYS PROPERTIES LTD→ SC763000 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| TPS SCOTLAND LIMITED→ SC355514 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| TRATTORIA ROMA TRADING LTD→ SC878706 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TRDJ LTD→ SC637878 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| TSC SUPPLY CO LTD→ SC878712 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-04-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
54 Cowgate
Kirkintilloch
Glasgow
G66 1HN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-28
Last made up to: 2025-04-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-11
Last: 2026-03-28
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MATAJ, Indrit→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2014-04-10
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 04/07/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 23/06/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/06/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/05/2015 | 14/06/2023 |
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Recent filings (34 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-14
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-07-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30