AWAISI & CO LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC380470 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-16
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£-28.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
  • 70221Financial management
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £28,424

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£12k
Net Worth
-£28k
Current Assets
£3k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-31
Total assets£-228
Current assets£3.1k
Cash£12.1k
Debtors£-9.0k
Net assets£-28.4k

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 mortgage
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  2. 2026-03-16
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    Charge satisfied #1
  3. 2025-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2022-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-07-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-04-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-07-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2021-04-27
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-07-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2019-04-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2015-06-19
    ➕
    SIDDIQUE, Muhammad Nasir appointed
    director
  21. 2015-06-19
    ➕
    NAZIR, Qazi Arbab appointed
    director
  22. 2015-06-19
    ➖
    NAZIR, Qazi Arbab resigned
    director
  23. 2015-06-19
    ➖
    SIDDIQUE, Muhammad Nasir resigned
    director
  24. 2015-01-08
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2010-06-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AWAISI & CO LTD
  26. 2010-06-16
    ➕
    SIDDIQUE, Muhammad Nasir appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mr Muhammad Nasir Siddique
Individual · British · DOB 11/1982 · age 44
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

10 Allison Street
Glasgow
G42 8NN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SIDDIQUE, Muhammad Nasir→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-06-19
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Active
NAZIR, Qazi Arbab→
director · ~61y · appointed 2015-06-19 · resigned 2015-06-19
Resigned
SIDDIQUE, Muhammad Nasir→
director · ~44y · appointed 2010-06-16 · resigned 2015-06-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—08/01/201516/03/2026

Recent filings (53 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-01
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-04-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-07-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-04-26