BURGER7 LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC491809 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-24
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£22.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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: 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £22,434
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£22k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£80k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.4k | £17.2k |
| Current assets | £79.9k | £62.4k |
| Net assets | £22.4k | £17.2k |
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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BURGER7 LTD.
- 2014-11-24➕GHAHFAROKHI, Matthew Moghaddas appointeddirector
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Davoud Moghaddas Ghahfarokhi Individual · British · DOB 03/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 31/10/2022 |
Mr Matthew Moghaddas Ghahfarokhi Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/10/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224 DH LTD→ SC810870 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE FAST FOODS LIMITED→ SC755454 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AF477 LIMITED→ SC862227 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARIANNA PROPERTIES LTD→ SC571752 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| BIZZI IZZI'S LTD→ SC655294 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| BKS001 LIMITED→ SC843951 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| BRANDON TAKEAWAY LIMITED→ SC258599 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| BROUGHTON COMMUNITY PUB CIC→ SC870444 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BULLFINCH LIMITED→ SC698843 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| BUONAAPPETITO HAWICK LTD→ SC767299 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BURNS HOWFF LIMITED→ SC424188 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| BURNSIDE 220 LTD→ SC693584 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
11 High Street
Airdrie
ML6 0DT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
GHAHFAROKHI, Matthew Moghaddas→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2014-11-24
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Recent filings (31 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-01-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-26