A & H (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC247478 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-09
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£406.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 6 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.9y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £406,216
Cash YoY
+600%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£30k
↑ 600% YoY
Net Worth
£406k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£81k£162k£244k£325k£406kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£557.3k£533.2k
Cash£29.8k£4.3k
Net assets£406.2k£365.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2025-01-27
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  3. 2024-01-24
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  4. 2022-11-15
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  5. 2022-01-21
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  6. 2021-01-28
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  7. 2020-01-27
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  8. 2019-01-24
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  9. 2018-01-31
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  10. 2016-11-24
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  11. 2016-04-20
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  12. 2016-01-18
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  13. 2015-04-16
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  14. 2014-12-17
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  15. 2014-04-11
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  16. 2009-06-05
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2007-09-25
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2003-09-12
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2003-07-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2003-07-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2003-05-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2003-04-28
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    AHMAD, Anesha resigned
    director
  23. 2003-04-09
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    Company incorporated
    As A & H (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  24. 2003-04-09
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    AHMAD, Mumtaz appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-04-09
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    KHALID, Honey appointed
    director
  26. 2003-04-09
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-04-09
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-04-09
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    AHMAD, Anesha appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

1 low
6 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Honey Khalid
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/04/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-04-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

C/O Ahmad & Nabi Mcmullan
3rd Floor
95-107 Lancefield Street
Glasgow
G3 8HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

AHMAD, Mumtaz→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KHALID, Honey→
director · ~66y · appointed 2003-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-09 · resigned 2003-04-09
Resigned
AHMAD, Anesha→
director · ~41y · appointed 2003-04-09 · resigned 2003-04-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
6
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property05/06/2009—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property25/09/2007—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property12/09/2003—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property21/07/2003—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property18/07/2003—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property15/05/2003—
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Recent filings (59 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
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2025-11-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
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2025-01-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
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2024-01-24
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2023-03-30
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2022-11-15
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2022-02-25
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2022-01-21
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2021-02-26
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2021-01-28
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2020-03-25
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2020-01-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-03-21