933 EDIN LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC398949 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-05
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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 (77/100)

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-07-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2020-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2020-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2020-06-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2020-06-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-05-29
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    HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson resigned
    director
  15. 2020-05-29
    ➖
    HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun resigned
    director
  16. 2020-01-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-11-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2018-10-09
    ➖
    COWE, John Peoples resigned
    director
  20. 2018-10-09
    ➖
    FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  21. 2018-09-28
    ➕
    HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson appointed
    director
  22. 2018-09-28
    ➕
    HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointed
    director
  23. 2016-12-12
    ➖
    O'DONNELL, Duncan resigned
    director
  24. 2016-09-28
    ➕
    ZAFAR, Sajjad appointed
    director
  25. 2015-08-21
    ➖
    HARRIS, Ian resigned
    secretary
  26. 2015-08-21
    ➖
    HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson resigned
    director
  27. 2015-08-21
    ➖
    HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun resigned
    director
  28. 2015-04-10
    ➕
    COWE, John Peoples appointed
    director
  29. 2015-04-10
    ➕
    FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  30. 2015-04-10
    ➕
    O'DONNELL, Duncan appointed
    director
  31. 2011-05-05
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    Company incorporated
    As 933 EDIN LTD
  32. 2011-05-05
    ➕
    HARRIS, Ian appointed
    secretary
  33. 2011-05-05
    ➕
    HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson appointed
    director
  34. 2011-05-05
    ➕
    HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun appointed
    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

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sajjad Zafar
Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46
75–100%
—75-100% shares29/05/2020
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Elizabeth Gibson Harrisceased 29/05/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Ian Colquhoun Harrisceased 29/05/2020· 25-50% shares
  • Mr John Peoples Coweceased 09/10/2018· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Damian Mark Andrew Farrellceased 09/10/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2011-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

289/1 St. Johns Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7XF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-13
Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

ZAFAR, Sajjad→
director · ~46y · appointed 2016-09-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARRIS, Ian→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-05 · resigned 2015-08-21
Resigned
COWE, John Peoples→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-04-10 · resigned 2018-10-09
Resigned
FARRELL, Damian Mark Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-04-10 · resigned 2018-10-09
Resigned
HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson→
director · ~73y · appointed 2018-09-28 · resigned 2020-05-29
Resigned
HARRIS, Elizabeth Gibson→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-05-05 · resigned 2015-08-21
Resigned
HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun→
director · ~76y · appointed 2018-09-28 · resigned 2020-05-29
Resigned
HARRIS, Ian Colquhoun→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-05-05 · resigned 2015-08-21
Resigned
O'DONNELL, Duncan→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-04-10 · resigned 2016-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-06-29