GOLDMERIT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC354131 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-28
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

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
43 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 £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£100£100
Cash£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-01-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-01-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2009-02-01
    ➕
    KHALID, Muhammad appointed
    secretary
  17. 2009-02-01
    ➕
    KHALID, Muhammad appointed
    director
  18. 2009-01-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GOLDMERIT LIMITED
  19. 2009-01-28
    ➕
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2009-01-28
    ➖
    HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2009-01-28
    ➕
    HURWORTH, Aderyn appointed
    director
  22. 2009-01-28
    ➖
    HURWORTH, Aderyn resigned
    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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Muhammad Khalid
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/01/2017

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
Incorporated2009-01-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3rd Floor 95-107 Lancefield Street
Lancefield Street
Glasgow
G3 8HZ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last: 2025-10-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

KHALID, Muhammad→
secretary · appointed 2009-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KHALID, Muhammad→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HCS SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-01-28 · resigned 2009-01-28
Resigned
HURWORTH, Aderyn→
director · ~52y · appointed 2009-01-28 · resigned 2009-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-14