SHOWA (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC220010 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-08
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£2£2
Net assets£2£2

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-21
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-09-03
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    ALFREDSSON, Agust resigned
    director
  9. 2020-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-07-02
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  12. 2018-07-02
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  13. 2017-07-04
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  14. 2017-02-22
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  15. 2016-06-09
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-07-01
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2001-06-08
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    Company incorporated
    As SHOWA (UK) LIMITED
  18. 2001-06-08
    ➕
    PETERSON, Eric Spence appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-06-08
    ➕
    AGUSTSSON, Haraldur appointed
    director
  20. 2001-06-08
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2001-06-08
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-06-08
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    ALFREDSSON, Agust appointed
    director
  23. 2001-06-08
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2001-06-08
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Haraldur Agustsson
Individual · Icelandic · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/06/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Agust Alfredssonceased 02/07/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated2001-06-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

Bank Of Scotland Buildings
Lerwick
ZE1 0EB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

PETERSON, Eric Spence→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-08
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Active
AGUSTSSON, Haraldur→
director · ~53y · appointed 2001-06-08
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-08 · resigned 2001-06-08
Resigned
ALFREDSSON, Agust→
director · ~80y · appointed 2001-06-08 · resigned 2020-09-03
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-08 · resigned 2001-06-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10