MEDELLUX LTD

💤Zombieactive
11376435 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-22
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-317.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 21100SIC 21100
  • 21200SIC 21200
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. 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, 3 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £317,130
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£317k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£96k
↑ 188% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£317k-£235k-£152k-£70k£13k£96kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£552.1k£473.7k
Current assets£95.5k£33.2k
Cash£58.5k
Debtors£-25.3k
Net assets£-317.1k£-315.0k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-07-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-07-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-05-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-05-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2023-07-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  10. 2022-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-07-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-07-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-07-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-05-22
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    Company incorporated
    As MEDELLUX LTD
  19. 2018-05-22
    AL-TAAN, Zakaria appointed
    director

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 8 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.)

Group structure

Yoz Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Yoz Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
MEDELLUX LTD
This company · 11376435

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Yoz Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/05/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Zakaria Al-Taanceased 10/05/2024· 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
Incorporated2018-05-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890

Registered office

4/5 Newport Business Centre
Corporation Road
Newport
NP19 4RF
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AL-TAAN, Zakaria
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-05-22
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Recent filings (26 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-02
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-01