SANQUHAR DG4 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

11675238 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-13

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

21 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

2025-05-19
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2024-06-04
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2023-05-25
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accounts · AA
2022-04-25
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accounts · AA
2021-04-23
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accounts · AA
2020-01-20
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accounts · AA
2020-01-13
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accounts · AA01
2019-08-21
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address · AD01
2019-03-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-03-04
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-03-04
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officers · AP01
2019-03-01
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officers · TM01
2019-01-31
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WONG, Yiu Man Raymond appointed
director
2019-01-31
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CHOW, Tin Tak resigned
director
2018-11-13
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Company incorporated
As SANQUHAR DG4 LIMITED
2018-11-13
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CHOW, Tin Tak appointed
director
2018-11-13
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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
Mr Yiu Man Raymond Wong Individual · British · DOB 06/1984 · age 42	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	31/01/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Tin Tak Chowceased 31/01/2019· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated2018-11-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

25 High Street

Sanquhar

DG4 6DJ

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-18

Last: 2026-03-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WONG, Yiu Man Raymond→

director · ~42y · appointed 2019-01-31

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Active

CHOW, Tin Tak→

director · ~69y · appointed 2018-11-13 · resigned 2019-01-31

Resigned

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