PHARAOH LINEN SCOT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC467483 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-15
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 Jan 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46420Wholesale of clothing and footwear
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
  • 49410Freight transport by road
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31

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
6
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-01-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-01-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-01-26
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-01-23
    ➕
    IQBAL, Farhan appointed
    director
  7. 2026-01-23
    ➖
    AFZAL, Saeed resigned
    director
  8. 2025-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-11-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-04-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2022-03-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-08-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-11-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2019-08-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-01-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-01-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-10-01
    ➕
    AFZAL, Saeed appointed
    director
  21. 2018-10-01
    ➖
    IQBAL, Javid resigned
    director
  22. 2014-01-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PHARAOH LINEN SCOT LIMITED
  23. 2014-01-15
    ➕
    IQBAL, Javid 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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Farhan Iqbal
Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38
——sig. influencesignificant influence23/01/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Saeed Afzalceased 23/01/2026· significant influence
  • Mr Javid Iqbalceased 01/10/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2014-01-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles

Registered office

26 Bridge Street
Tranent
East Lothian
EH33 1AG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-21
Last: 2026-01-07

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

IQBAL, Farhan→
director · ~38y · appointed 2026-01-23
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Active
AFZAL, Saeed→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-10-01 · resigned 2026-01-23
Resigned
IQBAL, Javid→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-01-15 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-02-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04