BIANCHINI ASSOCIATES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC505280 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-07
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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).

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
55
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£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-10-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-10-04
    PALADINI, Stefania appointed
    director
  8. 2022-10-04
    BIANCHINI, Anna resigned
    director
  9. 2022-10-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-10-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2022-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  16. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-03-07
    BIANCHINI, Anna appointed
    director
  19. 2016-03-07
    PALADINI, Stefania resigned
    director
  20. 2015-05-22
    PALADINI, Stefania appointed
    secretary
  21. 2015-05-22
    BIANCHINI, Anna resigned
    director
  22. 2015-05-22
    PALADINI, Stefania appointed
    director
  23. 2015-05-07
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    Company incorporated
    As BIANCHINI ASSOCIATES LTD
  24. 2015-05-07
    BIANCHINI, Anna appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

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
Stefania Paladini
Individual · Italian · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/04/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Anna Bianchiniceased 20/10/2022· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-05-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

3f 3 30 Crighton Place
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH7 4NY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-05
Last: 2025-10-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

PALADINI, Stefania
secretary · appointed 2015-05-22
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Active
PALADINI, Stefania
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-10-04
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Active
BIANCHINI, Anna
director · ~84y · appointed 2016-03-07 · resigned 2022-10-04
Resigned
BIANCHINI, Anna
director · ~84y · appointed 2015-05-07 · resigned 2015-05-22
Resigned
PALADINI, Stefania
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-05-22 · resigned 2016-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20