QUAS DRINKS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC706704 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-16

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

£-901

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 11040

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

8 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £901

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£901

↓ 901% YoY

Current Assets

£9k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-08-31	2023-08-31
Total assets	£-901	£-90
Current assets	£9.3k	£9.3k
Net assets	£-901	£-90

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand

2025-05-29
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accounts · AA
2024-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
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Company incorporated
As QUAS DRINKS LTD
2021-08-16
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PUZORJOV, Anton, Dr appointed
director
2021-08-16
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Anton Puzorjov Individual · Estonian · DOB 08/1993 · age 33	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	16/08/2021

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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CAWOODS (FISHCURERS) LIMITED→ SC034153 · est 1959 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	66y	82	60y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2021-08-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC11040 — SIC 11040

Registered office

36 Colinton Grove

Edinburgh

EH14 1DB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-05-31

Last made up to: 2024-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-29

Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PUZORJOV, Anton, Dr→

director · ~33y · appointed 2021-08-16

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-05-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-20

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2021-08-16