AD (GLASGOW) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC669844 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-05
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 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£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-19
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-07-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-08-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-12-02
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-11-08
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2023-10-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2023-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-05-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-08-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AD (GLASGOW) LTD
  15. 2020-08-05
    DUMANI, Albian appointed
    director
  16. 2020-08-05
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    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

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 Albian Dumani
Individual · British · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting05/08/2020

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
Incorporated2020-08-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

2/5 Canada Court 81 Miller Street
Glasgow
G1 1EB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DUMANI, Albian
director · ~35y · appointed 2020-08-05
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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-08-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-11-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15