ADDIEWELL CONVENIENCE STORE LTD

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SC491149 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-13
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
74/100
Strong
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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
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, 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, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 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
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

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-12-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-10-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2021-10-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2021-10-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2018-02-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2018-02-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2015-11-25
    MAHMOOD, Mubeen resigned
    secretary
  17. 2014-11-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ADDIEWELL CONVENIENCE STORE LTD
  18. 2014-11-13
    SARWAR, Shazia appointed
    director
  19. 2014-11-13
    MAHMOOD, Mubeen appointed
    secretary

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

50/100
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.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Shazia Sarwar
Individual · British · DOB 12/1971 · age 55
75100%
75-100% shares30/11/2016

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
Incorporated2014-11-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

1a Kirkhill, Loganlea
Addiewell
West Calder
West Lothian
EH55 8HN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SARWAR, Shazia
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-11-13
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Active
MAHMOOD, Mubeen
secretary · appointed 2014-11-13 · resigned 2015-11-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-15
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-27
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13