CARLUCCI LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC715364 · ltd · incorporated 2021-11-18
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
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
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees14001000

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

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
  1. 2025-07-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-04-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-03-31
    CARLUCCI, Davide resigned
    director
  6. 2023-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-11-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARLUCCI LTD
  9. 2021-11-18
    CARLUCCI, Pier Paolo appointed
    director
  10. 2021-11-18
    CARLUCCI, Davide appointed
    director
  11. 2021-11-18
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CARLUCCI" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Pier Paolo Carlucci
Individual · Italian · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/11/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Davide Carlucciceased 31/03/2023· 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
Incorporated2021-11-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

17 Joe Temperley Wynd
Lochgelly
KY5 9AE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28
Last: 2025-05-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CARLUCCI, Pier Paolo
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-11-18
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Active
CARLUCCI, Davide
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-11-18 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (13 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-06
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-11-18