MOZZA GROUP LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC571664 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-20
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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£20£40£60£80£100Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£100
Debtors£100
Net assets£100
Average employees0

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2020-07-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-02-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2020-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-01-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-12-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2018-12-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-12-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-07-20
    MARINI, Giuseppe appointed
    director
  19. 2018-07-20
    MARINI, Giulia Mirella resigned
    director
  20. 2017-09-01
    MARINI, Giulia Mirella appointed
    director
  21. 2017-09-01
    MARINI, Giuseppe resigned
    director
  22. 2017-07-20
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    Company incorporated
    As MOZZA GROUP LTD
  23. 2017-07-20
    MARINI, Giuseppe 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.)

Group structure

Viva Italia Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Viva Italia Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
MOZZA GROUP LTD
This company · SC571664

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Giulia Mirella Marini
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/09/2017
Viva Italia Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/07/2017

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
Incorporated2017-07-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Old Bank Chambers
44 Civic Square
Motherwell
ML1 1TP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MARINI, Giuseppe
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-07-20
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Active
MARINI, Giulia Mirella
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-09-01 · resigned 2018-07-20
Resigned
MARINI, Giuseppe
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-07-20 · resigned 2017-09-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-07-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-12