NIK HAMILTON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC471348 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-03

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£1

book net assets

Opportunity

65/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed hospitality with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

65/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1	£1
Net assets	£1	£1

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2025-11-04
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2024-08-01
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2023-12-04
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2023-03-30
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2022-01-31
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2021-11-26
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-11-26
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officers · TM01
2021-08-13
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officers · CH01
2021-08-13
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2021-08-13
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2021-07-31
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KAPEDANI, Nykola resigned
director
2021-07-14
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2020-09-08
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2019-12-30
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2018-12-31
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2017-12-29
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2017-01-13
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2014-03-03
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Company incorporated
As NIK HAMILTON LIMITED
2014-03-03
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KAPEDANI, Ilir appointed
director
2014-03-03
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KAPEDANI, Nykola 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

53/100

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.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ilir Kapedani Individual · British · DOB 12/1979 · age 47	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	03/03/2017

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

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ROLLO'S CAFE LIMITED→ SC340865 · est 2008	—	—	£22.1k	—	18y	82	60y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-03-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

117 Quarry Street

Hamilton

ML3 7DR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-03-17OVERDUE

Last: 2025-03-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KAPEDANI, Ilir→

director · ~47y · appointed 2014-03-03

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Active

KAPEDANI, Nykola→

director · ~50y · appointed 2014-03-03 · resigned 2021-07-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-11-04

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-08-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-03-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-01-31

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2021-11-26

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-11-26

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-08-13

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2021-08-13

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2021-08-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-07-14