GOOD NEWS (COWDENBEATH) LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC275014 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£979.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £979,030
Cash YoY
+76%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£141k
↑ 76% YoY
Net Worth
£979k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£248k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£196k£392k£587k£783k£979kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£992.0k£889.2k
Current assets£247.5k£182.0k
Cash£140.6k£79.7k
Debtors£85.4k£80.0k
Net assets£979.0k£888.1k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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  2. 2024-10-04
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  3. 2023-11-11
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  4. 2022-10-03
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  5. 2021-11-14
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  6. 2020-10-26
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  7. 2020-03-03
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  8. 2019-04-01
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  9. 2019-04-01
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  10. 2019-04-01
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  11. 2019-04-01
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  12. 2019-03-25
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  13. 2018-11-13
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  14. 2017-11-15
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  15. 2017-11-14
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  16. 2017-02-15
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  17. 2004-10-21
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    Company incorporated
    As GOOD NEWS (COWDENBEATH) LTD.
  18. 2004-10-21
    ➕
    IDREES, Salma appointed
    secretary
  19. 2004-10-21
    ➕
    IDREES, Mohammed appointed
    director
  20. 2004-10-21
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
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  21. 2004-10-21
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-10-21
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2004-10-21
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

93/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammed Idrees
Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Salma Idrees
Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

101 Broad Street
Cowdenbeath
Fife
KY4 8JR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

IDREES, Salma→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-21
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Active
IDREES, Mohammed→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-10-21
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-21 · resigned 2004-10-21
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-21 · resigned 2004-10-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

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2026-04-13
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2025-11-14
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2024-11-12
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2024-10-04
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2023-11-11
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2023-10-23
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2022-11-04
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2022-10-03
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2021-11-14
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2021-11-10
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2020-10-26
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2020-10-23
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accounts · AA
2020-03-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-25
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-04-01