VALENTINI (GIFFNOCK) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC522225 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-10
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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: high (81/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
25 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £100 | £100 |
| Cash | £100 | £100 |
| Net assets | £100 | £100 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31➖VALENTINI, Bernardo resigneddirector
- 2023-01-31➖VALENTINI, Mirella resigneddirector
- 2022-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs VALENTINI (GIFFNOCK) LIMITED
- 2015-12-10➕VALENTINI, Vincent appointedsecretary
- 2015-12-10➕VALENTINI, Vincent Alfonso appointeddirector
- 2015-12-10➕VALENTINI, Bernardo appointeddirector
- 2015-12-10➕VALENTINI, Mirella appointeddirector
- 2015-12-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
100/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "VALENTINI" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
70/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anna Maria Valentini Individual · British · DOB 05/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 31/01/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Bernardo Valentiniceased 31/01/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mrs Mirella Valentiniceased 31/01/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-12-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
190 Fenwick Road
Glasgow
G46 6UE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
VALENTINI, Vincent→
Activesecretary · appointed 2015-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VALENTINI, Vincent Alfonso→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2015-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
VALENTINI, Bernardo→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2015-12-10 · resigned 2023-01-31
VALENTINI, Mirella→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · appointed 2015-12-10 · resigned 2023-01-31
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-08