BAR ALDO LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC312643 · ltd · incorporated 2006-11-28
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£20.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 62). 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).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.7y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £20,627
Net assets shrinking
Down £196,831 YoY
Cash YoY
+70%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£6k
↑ 70% YoY
Net Worth
£21k
↓ 91% YoY
Current Assets
£423k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £59.6k | £286.7k |
| Current assets | £423.2k | £482.7k |
| Cash | £6.0k | £3.5k |
| Debtors | £417.2k | £466.6k |
| Net assets | £20.6k | £217.5k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2022-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-14📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-01-14🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-01-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-01-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-12-23🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2020-12-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Atom Bank PLC
- 2020-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-11-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-28➕PIA, Florinda appointeddirector
- 2015-02-28➖PIA, Florinda resigneddirector
- 2011-08-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2007-07-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2006-11-28🏢Company incorporatedAs BAR ALDO LIMITED
- 2006-11-28➕PIA, Florinda appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-28➕PIA, Aldo appointeddirector
- 2006-11-28➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-28➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-28➕STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-11-28➖STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Florinda Pia Individual · Italian · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 13/10/2017 |
Mr Aldo Pia Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-11-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
9 Coalgate
Alloa
FK10 1EH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-12
Last: 2025-11-28
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-11-28 · resigned 2006-11-28
PIA, Florinda→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-02-28 · resigned 2015-02-28
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-11-28 · resigned 2006-11-28
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/12/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | Atom Bank Atom Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/12/2020 | 14/01/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 31/07/2007 | 03/08/2011 |
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Recent filings (58 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-01-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-01-07