PANDA EXPRESS INVERNESS LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC847317 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-02
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (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
8 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.
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 (11 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-29➕LUCCHESI, Allan Stephen Trevor appointeddirector
- 2025-05-29➖CAO, Jingyun resigneddirector
- 2025-05-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-02🏢Company incorporatedAs PANDA EXPRESS INVERNESS LTD
- 2025-05-02➕CAO, Jingyun appointeddirector
- 2025-05-02📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Allan Stephen Trevor Lucchesi Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/05/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Jingyun Caoceased 06/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-05-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
85-87 Telford Street
Inverness
IV3 5LE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
LUCCHESI, Allan Stephen Trevor→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-05-29
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CAO, Jingyun→
Resigneddirector · ~19y · appointed 2025-05-02 · resigned 2025-05-29
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Recent filings (8 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-02