AAA RETAIL LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC613330 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-12
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees800800

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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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 (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-08-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-08-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-08-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-07-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-07-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-07-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-04-01
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    NASIR, Hamid appointed
    director
  11. 2025-04-01
    ➕
    KHAN, Ayaz appointed
    director
  12. 2025-04-01
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    KHAN, Ayaz resigned
    director
  13. 2025-04-01
    ➖
    NASIR, Hamid resigned
    director
  14. 2024-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-08-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2020-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As AAA RETAIL LTD
  22. 2018-11-12
    ➕
    NASIR, Hamid 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 Hamid Nasir
Individual · British · DOB 12/1987 · age 39
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest01/04/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ayaz Khanceased 01/04/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest
  • Mr Hamid Nasirceased 01/04/2025· 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
Incorporated2018-11-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

211b Main Street
Bellshill
ML4 1AJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

NASIR, Hamid→
director · ~39y · appointed 2025-04-01
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Active
KHAN, Ayaz→
director · ~32y · appointed 2025-04-01 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned
NASIR, Hamid→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-11-12 · resigned 2025-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18