EDINBURGH SWEET CENTRE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC762666 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-17
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

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
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
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1
Net assets£1

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-03-28
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2024-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2023-06-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2023-05-26
    AJMAL, Farhan appointed
    director
  9. 2023-05-26
    AJMAL, Mohammad resigned
    director
  10. 2023-05-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2023-05-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-03-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EDINBURGH SWEET CENTRE LTD
  13. 2023-03-17
    AJMAL, Mohammad appointed
    director
  14. 2023-03-17
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Farhan Ajmal
Individual · British · DOB 04/2005 · age 21
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest05/06/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mohammad Ajmalceased 01/06/2023· 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
Incorporated2023-03-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47240 — Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores

Registered office

33 Bread Street
Edinburgh
EH3 9AL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-30OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-16

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

AJMAL, Farhan
director · ~21y · appointed 2023-05-26
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Active
AJMAL, Mohammad
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-03-17 · resigned 2023-05-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-17