GHSL LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC392539 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-31
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47190Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
- 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
- 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
14 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 12.8y
15/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
14 charges (14/14 with lender, 14/14 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
63 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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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| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
10
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 capital
Last 90 days
10
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 capital
Last 180 days
11
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
- • 2 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-08📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-07📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-04-07📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-06📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-29🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Close Brothers Limited
- 2025-03-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-05-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-02-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-17📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-02-14🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
- 2022-02-14🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
- 2021-09-22🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank)
- 2016-09-29🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2016-09-09🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2016-03-30🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2015-04-27🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2014-08-20🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2014-08-20🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2014-08-20🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2013-10-11🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2013-10-11🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2013-06-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2011-01-31🏢Company incorporatedAs GHSL LTD
- 2011-01-31➕SUD, Shamly appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
1 low14 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Vikas Sud Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest | 31/01/2017 |
Mrs Shamly Sud Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board controlsig. influence50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest | 31/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James William Craigceased 25/11/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRAME MY NAME (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC746487 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| GLENBURN KEYSTORE LIMITED→ SC593924 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| GO NAKED VEG LTD→ SC650661 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| GOBLOOM LTD→ SC758535 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| GOODIE GOODS LTD→ SC754254 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| GOWANLEA GARDEN CENTRE LTD→ SC724728 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| GREENCOAST LIMITED→ SC435314 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| GREENER ENERGY SAVINGS LTD→ SC494911 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| GREENOCK LOCAL LIMITED→ SC867169 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GROWTH CAM LTD→ SC864592 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GRS RETAIL LIMITED→ SC778519 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| GS GOLF CO. LTD→ SC868854 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
30 Underwood Road
Paisley
PA3 1TL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last: 2026-04-16
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Active
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Mortgages & charges
14
Total charges
14
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:14 of 14 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited | A registered charge | — | 29/09/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank) | A registered charge | 1 property | 14/02/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank) | A registered charge | 2 properties | 14/02/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank) | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/09/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/09/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 09/09/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/03/2016 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 27/04/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/08/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/08/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/08/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/10/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/10/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 26/06/2013 | — |
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Recent filings (63 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-16
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-09
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-08
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-04-07
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02