HAROLD SCOTT LTD

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16260088 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47230SIC 47230
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. 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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-09-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-10
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-08-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-08-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-08-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2025-02-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HAROLD SCOTT LTD
  9. 2025-02-18
    ZHANG, Weijie appointed
    director
  10. 2025-02-18
    CHRISTIE, Kacey Cameron appointed
    director
  11. 2025-02-18
    CHRISTIE, Kacey Cameron resigned
    director
  12. 2025-02-18
    ZHANG, Weijie appointed
    director
  13. 2025-02-18
    ZHANG, Weijie resigned
    director
  14. 2025-02-18
    📄
    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.
  • +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-03

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Weijie Zhang
Individual · Chinese · DOB 09/1996 · age 30
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/02/2025

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
Incorporated2025-02-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46380 — Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs

Registered office

29612 Office Suite 29a 3/F.
23 Wharf Street
London
SE8 3GG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-03OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

ZHANG, Weijie
director · ~30y · appointed 2025-02-18
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Active
CHRISTIE, Kacey Cameron
director · ~24y · appointed 2025-02-18 · resigned 2025-02-18
Resigned
ZHANG, Weijie
director · ~30y · appointed 2025-02-18 · resigned 2025-02-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-18