WOODDEAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC377341 · ltd · incorporated 2010-04-22
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£294.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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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 strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (76/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
50 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
70
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 £294,871

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£295k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Assets
£15
↓ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£59k£118k£177k£236k£295kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£265.3k£205.3k
Current assets£15£5.3k
Net assets£294.9k£240.1k

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

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. 2026-03-05
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  2. 2025-05-21
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  3. 2024-05-31
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  4. 2023-05-31
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  5. 2022-05-31
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  6. 2021-08-31
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  7. 2020-08-31
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  8. 2019-05-31
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  9. 2018-05-31
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  10. 2017-12-20
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  11. 2017-12-20
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  12. 2017-12-20
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    officers · CH01
  13. 2017-05-31
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  14. 2016-05-31
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  15. 2013-09-01
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    AHMED, Shuguafta appointed
    director
  16. 2013-09-01
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    AHMED, Sohaib resigned
    director
  17. 2010-05-07
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2010-05-07
    ➕
    AHMED, Sohaib appointed
    director
  19. 2010-05-07
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    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  20. 2010-04-22
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    Company incorporated
    As WOODDEAN LIMITED
  21. 2010-04-22
    ➕
    AHMED, Shuguafta appointed
    secretary
  22. 2010-04-22
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2010-04-22
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
Mrs Shuguafta Ahmed
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest01/06/2016

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
Incorporated2010-04-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

68 Gordon Street
Glasgow
G1 3RS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

AHMED, Shuguafta→
secretary · appointed 2010-04-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AHMED, Shuguafta→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-09-01
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-04-22 · resigned 2010-05-07
Resigned
AHMED, Sohaib→
director · ~41y · appointed 2010-05-07 · resigned 2013-09-01
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2010-04-22 · resigned 2010-05-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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2026-03-05
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2025-09-03
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accounts · AA
2025-05-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
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2024-05-31
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2023-10-11
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2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
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2022-10-10
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2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
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2021-08-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
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accounts · AA
2020-08-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-16