SHAHED TRADING (PITLOCHRY) LTD

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SC656292 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-03
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
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
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
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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£0Mar 2023Mar 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-312023-03-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2024-05-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-07
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-06-15
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2020-07-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-07-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2020-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As SHAHED TRADING (PITLOCHRY) LTD
  14. 2020-03-03
    AHMED, Mohamed Shahed appointed
    director
  15. 2020-03-03
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohamed Shahed Ahmed
Individual · British · DOB 08/1999 · age 27
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/03/2020

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
Incorporated2020-03-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

8 Pilmuir Road
Forres
IV36 1HD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-17OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-03

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AHMED, Mohamed Shahed
director · ~27y · appointed 2020-03-03
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Recent filings (18 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-01-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-07-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-29