BORSALINO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC425551 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-06
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
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-31
Average employees3000

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-06-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2021-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2021-04-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-06-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2012-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As BORSALINO LIMITED
  18. 2012-06-06
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    BALSAMO, Luca Alessandro appointed
    secretary
  19. 2012-06-06
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    BALSAMO, Luca Alessandro appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Hollie Balsamo
Individual · British · DOB 06/1987 · age 39
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2021
Mr Luca Balsamo
Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

337 North Deeside Road
Peterculter
Aberdeen
AB14 0NA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-16
Last: 2025-06-02

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BALSAMO, Luca Alessandro→
secretary · appointed 2012-06-06
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Active
BALSAMO, Luca Alessandro→
director · ~48y · appointed 2012-06-06
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Active

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09