GOLDEN HOUSE ABOYNE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC626104 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-29
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-31
Average employees400

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-07-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-07-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-07-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-06-30
    LI, Chun appointed
    director
  7. 2025-06-30
    HE, Xiao Ying resigned
    director
  8. 2024-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GOLDEN HOUSE ABOYNE LIMITED
  14. 2019-03-29
    HE, Xiao Ying appointed
    director
  15. 2019-03-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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 Chun Li
Individual · Chinese · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
75100%
75-100% shares30/06/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • He's Golden House Limitedceased 30/06/2025· 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
Incorporated2019-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

38 North Deeside Road
Kincardine O'Neil
Aboyne
AB34 5AA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LI, Chun
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-06-30
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Active
HE, Xiao Ying
director · ~61y · appointed 2019-03-29 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (18 total)

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30