PARADAIZA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC730878 · ltd · incorporated 2022-04-28
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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£0£1£1£2£2Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£2
Current assets£2
Net assets£2
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
2
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-04-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-28
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    Company incorporated
    As PARADAIZA LIMITED
  8. 2022-04-28
    MULLEN, Paul appointed
    director
  9. 2022-04-28
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Kerry Anne Mcnulty
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/04/2022
Mr Paul Mullen
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control28/04/2022

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
Incorporated2022-04-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

19 Rutland Square
Edinburgh
EH1 2BB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-11
Last: 2025-04-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MULLEN, Paul
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-04-28
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Recent filings (10 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-04-28