ARIANNA PROPERTIES LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC571752 · ltd · incorporated 2017-07-21

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

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to May 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

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 71/100 (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 (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Total assets	—	£100
Debtors	—	£100
Net assets	—	£100
Average employees	1	—

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand

2026-02-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-05-31
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-07-25
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2019-02-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-10-16
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2018-10-12
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2018-10-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-04-20
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2017-07-21
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Company incorporated
As ARIANNA PROPERTIES LTD
2017-07-21
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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 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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.

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Viva Italia Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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ARIANNA PROPERTIES LTD

This company · SC571752

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Viva Italia Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	30/05/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Arianna Properties Ltd.ceased 30/05/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

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Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
CAMBUSNETHAN SLUSH LIMITED→ SC315830 · est 2007	—	—	£1.6k	—	19y	83	62y
D'NISI COFFEE COMPANY (FRANCHISE) LIMITED→ SC300329 · est 2006	—	—	£92.0k	—	20y	83	61y
D'NISI COFFEE COMPANY LIMITED→ SC276412 · est 2004	—	—	£106.2k	—	21y	83	61y
D'NISI SHAWLANDS LTD.→ SC336246 · est 2008	—	—	£1.1k	—	18y	83	61y
PREGO RESTAURANT (CARLUKE) LTD→ SC307423 · est 2006	—	—	—	2600	19y	83	62y
LIMACAZA LIMITED→ SC314102 · est 2007	—	—	£197.8k	—	19y	82	61y
ROLLO'S CAFE LIMITED→ SC340865 · est 2008	—	—	£22.1k	—	18y	82	60y
THE COFFEE SPOT LIMITED→ SC312703 · est 2006	—	—	—	1200	19y	82	58y
VILLAGE INN THANKERTON LIMITED→ SC257284 · est 2003	—	—	£61.5k	—	22y	82	67y
MAEFURST LTD.→ SC320045 · est 2007	—	—	£7.9k	—	19y	81	62y
PREGO RESTAURANT LTD→ SC229083 · est 2002	—	—	—	0	24y	81	62y
VAMW TRAINING LIMITED→ SC115303 · est 1988 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	37y	81	76y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2017-07-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

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: 2026-08-03

Last: 2025-07-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MARINI, Giuseppe→

director · ~56y · appointed 2017-07-21

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Active

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-02-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-02-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-02-02

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-05-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-20

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2022-05-31

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-05-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-08-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-05-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-08-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-02-13