NARDINI GROUP LTD

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SC493111 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-10
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£100
Debtors£100
Net assets£100
Average employees1

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  7. 2020-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2017-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2014-12-10
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    Company incorporated
    As NARDINI GROUP LTD
  17. 2014-12-10
    MARINI, Giuseppe appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Giuseppe Marini
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-12-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

Old Bank Chambers
44 Civic Square
Motherwell
ML1 1TP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-24
Last: 2025-12-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MARINI, Giuseppe
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-12-10
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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-13