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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
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
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Active
KHALID, Muhammad→
director · ~73y · appointed 2009-02-01
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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