320 LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC512657 · ltd · incorporated 2015-08-10
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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: high (86/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 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

3 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£0Aug 2023Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-312023-08-31
Turnover—£1.66M£1.39M
Gross profit—£412.0k£258.9k
Operating profit—£180.3k£119.9k
Profit before tax—£174.5k£111.7k
Average employees200100100

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
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-05-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-03-26
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  5. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-01-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-01-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2025-01-31
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-03-01
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    ALI, Azeem Sadiq resigned
    director
  18. 2015-09-19
    ➖
    HUSSAIN, Daniyaal Sheikh resigned
    director
  19. 2015-08-10
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    Company incorporated
    As 320 LTD
  20. 2015-08-10
    ➕
    SHARIF, Omar appointed
    director
  21. 2015-08-10
    ➕
    ALI, Azeem Sadiq appointed
    director
  22. 2015-08-10
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Daniyaal Sheikh 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

50/100
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.
  • 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
Omar Sharif
Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest01/03/2018
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Zeenat Zehra Sharifceased 07/05/2026· 25-50% shares
  • Azeem Aliceased 01/03/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · 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
Incorporated2015-08-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

211b Main Street
Bellshill
ML4 1AJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SHARIF, Omar→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-08-10
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Active
ALI, Azeem Sadiq→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-08-10 · resigned 2018-03-01
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Daniyaal Sheikh→
director · ~35y · appointed 2015-08-10 · resigned 2015-09-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-07
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-21