NASCO RETAIL LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC300359 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£344.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 18.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
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
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £344,916
Net assets shrinking
Down £125,523 YoY
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£58k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£345k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£376k
↑ 4.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £359.1k | £501.0k |
| Current assets | £376.1k | £360.9k |
| Cash | £57.8k | £78.9k |
| Net assets | £344.9k | £470.4k |
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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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23➖ALI, Nasir resigneddirector
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-01-17📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2019-01-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2018-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-01-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-01-04📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2007-08-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2006-04-06🏢Company incorporatedAs NASCO RETAIL LIMITED
- 2006-04-06➕ALI, Shahid Iqbal appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-06➕ALI, Rahana appointeddirector
- 2006-04-06➕ALI, Shahid Iqbal appointeddirector
- 2006-04-06➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-04-06➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-04-06➕ALI, Nasir appointeddirector
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Shahid Iqbal Ali Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
2 Marshall Place
Perth
PH2 8AH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
Active
ALI, Shahid Iqbal→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2006-04-06
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-04-06 · resigned 2006-04-06
ALI, Nasir→
Resigneddirector · ~91y · appointed 2006-04-06 · resigned 2024-10-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 29/08/2007 | — |
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Recent filings (58 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
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officers · TM01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-10-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-05-28