FARID TRAVELS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC611080 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-17
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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
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
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-15
    FARID, Mohammed Zain appointed
    director
  5. 2022-06-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-06-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-06-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-06-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-09
    FARID, Ghulam resigned
    director
  11. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-17
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    Company incorporated
    As FARID TRAVELS LTD
  14. 2018-10-17
    FARID, Ghulam appointed
    director
  15. 2018-10-17
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    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 "FARID" — 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
Mr Mohammed Zain Farid
Individual · British · DOB 06/1995 · age 31
sig. influencesignificant influence15/06/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ghulam Faridceased 09/12/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2018-10-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

25 Ronaldshay Crescent
Grangemouth
FK3 9JH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FARID, Mohammed Zain
director · ~31y · appointed 2022-06-15
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Active
FARID, Ghulam
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-10-17 · resigned 2021-12-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-16