VOLPECASTELLO LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC737037 · ltd · incorporated 2022-06-30
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.19M
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46342
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52101SIC 52101
  • 52102SIC 52102
  • 52103SIC 52103
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.2y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 1.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
19 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,189,422
Cash YoY
+22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£659k
↑ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£1.2m
↑ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£2.8m
↑ 90% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£554k£1.1m£1.7m£2.2m£2.8mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.34M£787.6k
Current assets£2.77M£1.45M
Cash£658.7k£539.1k
Debtors£940.4k£626.4k
Net assets£1.19M£706.9k

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

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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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-03-07
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  4. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-30
    ➖
    VALPY, Fiona Rachel resigned
    director
  6. 2024-08-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-01-26
    ➕
    COSFORD, Samuel appointed
    director
  8. 2024-01-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-29
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    second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
    capital · RP04SH01
  11. 2022-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-08-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-08-23
    ➕
    COSTELLO, Charles George appointed
    director
  14. 2022-08-23
    ➕
    VALPY, Fiona Rachel appointed
    director
  15. 2022-08-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-08-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2022-08-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2022-08-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2022-06-30
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    Company incorporated
    As VOLPECASTELLO LIMITED
  20. 2022-06-30
    ➕
    VALPY, Alastair George Wyatt appointed
    director
  21. 2022-06-30
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alastair George Wyatt Valpy
Individual · British · DOB 12/1990 · age 36
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control30/06/2022

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
Incorporated2022-06-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

Unit 2 & 4 Stirling Road
Glenrothes
KY6 2ST
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

COSFORD, Samuel→
director · ~37y · appointed 2024-01-26
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Active
COSTELLO, Charles George→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-08-23
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Active
VALPY, Alastair George Wyatt→
director · ~36y · appointed 2022-06-30
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Active
VALPY, Fiona Rachel→
director · ~64y · appointed 2022-08-23 · resigned 2024-08-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—07/03/2025—
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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2023-03-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-23