906 EDIN LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC327811 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-16
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
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
54 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31

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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-11-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-10-25
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    JAMIL, Mohammad Umar resigned
    director
  10. 2020-09-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-09-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-08-07
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    JAMIL, Mohammad Umar appointed
    director
  13. 2020-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-08-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-08-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2019-03-13
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    MCGOWAN, Donna Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  18. 2019-03-13
    ➖
    MCGOWAN, Alan Robert Brown resigned
    director
  19. 2019-03-13
    ➖
    MCGOWAN, Donna Elizabeth resigned
    director
  20. 2019-02-01
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    SARWAR, Tahir Masood appointed
    director
  21. 2019-02-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2019-02-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2019-02-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2019-02-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2007-07-16
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    Company incorporated
    As 906 EDIN LTD.
  26. 2007-07-16
    ➕
    MCGOWAN, Donna Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-07-16
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2007-07-16
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2007-07-16
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    MCGOWAN, Alan Robert Brown appointed
    director
  30. 2007-07-16
    ➕
    MCGOWAN, Donna Elizabeth appointed
    director
  31. 2007-07-16
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2007-07-16
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tahir Masood Sarwar
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/02/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mcgowan Robert Brown Mcgowanceased 01/02/2019· board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2007-07-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

28/4 Meikle Earnock Road
Hamilton
ML3 8AE
Scotland

Filing status

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

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

SARWAR, Tahir Masood→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGOWAN, Donna Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-16 · resigned 2019-03-13
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-07-16 · resigned 2007-07-16
Resigned
JAMIL, Mohammad Umar→
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-08-07 · resigned 2020-10-25
Resigned
MCGOWAN, Alan Robert Brown→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-07-16 · resigned 2019-03-13
Resigned
MCGOWAN, Donna Elizabeth→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-07-16 · resigned 2019-03-13
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-07-16 · resigned 2007-07-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-20
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-09-10