VOLPE & CASTELLO (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITED

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SC834869 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-21

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

—

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Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 46342

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

9 filings

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand

2026-03-09
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-02-04
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-03-17
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-03-12
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change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-25
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CHEUNG, Jeffrey Maurice appointed
director
2025-02-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-25
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-01-21
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Company incorporated
As VOLPE & CASTELLO (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITED
2025-01-21
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VALPY, Alastair George Wyatt appointed
director
2025-01-21
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

Volpecastello Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.

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Volpecastello Limited

Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control

majority

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VOLPE & CASTELLO (DISTRIBUTION) LIMITED

This company · SC834869

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Volpecastello Limited Corporate entity	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	21/01/2025

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

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Similar companies

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HOGGS OF FIFE LIMITED→ SC015281 · est 1928	£5.67M £4.25M–£7.08M	£11.43M	—	5200	97y	88	65y
CHRYSTAL PETROLEUM COMPANY LIMITED→ SC058359 · est 1975	£3.65M £2.74M–£4.56M	—	—	26	50y	84	62y
ROSE MARKETING UK LIMITED→ SC317936 · est 2007	£2.30M £1.73M–£2.88M	£25.92M	—	2900	19y	88	59y
ADAMSON'S DRINKS LTD.→ SC234220 · est 2002	£1.71M £1.28M–£2.14M	—	—	55	23y	82	63y
POPLAR BUILDING & DRAINAGE SUPPLIES LTD→ SC367284 · est 2009	—	—	—	26	16y	85	62y
HOME IMPROVEMENTS (ST ANDREWS) LIMITED→ SC371100 · est 2010	—	—	—	1200	16y	83	68y
ILASCO LIMITED→ SC071900 · est 1980	—	—	—	1500	45y	83	83y
KEELA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ SC116720 · est 1989	—	—	—	2800	37y	83	83y
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PRIME INDUSTRIAL & JANITORIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED→ SC334181 · est 2007	—	—	—	20	18y	83	59y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2025-01-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46342 — SIC 46342

Registered office

2 Stirling Road

Glenrothes

KY6 2ST

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-21

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-18

Last: 2025-12-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CHEUNG, Jeffrey Maurice→

director · ~36y · appointed 2025-02-25

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Active

VALPY, Alastair George Wyatt→

director · ~36y · appointed 2025-01-21

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Active

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Recent filings (9 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended

accounts · AA01

2026-03-09

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2026-02-04

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-12

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-03-17

change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-03-12

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-02-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-25

capital-allotment-shares

capital · SH01

2025-02-25

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2025-01-21