ROMA OUTSIDE CATERING LTD

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SC822182 · ltd · incorporated 2024-09-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-02-19
    ROTHWELL, Matthew resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ROMA OUTSIDE CATERING LTD
  5. 2024-09-09
    BENCINI, Rossella appointed
    director
  6. 2024-09-09
    ROTHWELL, Matthew appointed
    director
  7. 2024-09-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-11

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rossella Bencini
Individual · Italian · DOB 03/1962 · age 64
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control09/09/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Matthew Rothwellceased 19/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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 details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-09-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

31 High Street
Grantown-On-Spey
PH26 3EG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-11OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-25

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BENCINI, Rossella
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-09-09
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Active
ROTHWELL, Matthew
director · ~40y · appointed 2024-09-09 · resigned 2025-02-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (4 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-09-09