CARMINE CAPALDI & CO LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC764343 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-30
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
£2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,047
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,572 YoY
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£57k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 79% YoY
Current Assets
£83k
↑ 5.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£17k£33k£50k£66k£83kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£2.0k£9.6k
Current assets£83.0k£78.7k
Cash£57.5k£65.7k
Debtors£15.0k£5.0k
Net assets£2.0k£9.6k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-12
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARMINE CAPALDI & CO LTD
  5. 2023-03-30
    CAPALDI, Emilio appointed
    director
  6. 2023-03-30
    CAPALDI, Marino appointed
    director
  7. 2023-03-30
    CAPALDI, Riccardo appointed
    director
  8. 2023-03-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAPALDI" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Marino Capaldi
Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/03/2023
Mr Emilio Capaldi
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/03/2023
Mr Riccardo Capaldi
Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

14 Newton Place
Glasgow
G3 7PY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CAPALDI, Emilio
director · ~64y · appointed 2023-03-30
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Active
CAPALDI, Marino
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-03-30
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Active
CAPALDI, Riccardo
director · ~61y · appointed 2023-03-30
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-04-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-30