FRANCHISE& LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC525345 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-28
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 2025
Net worth
£-256.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
63 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £256,159
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Net assets shrinking
Down £323,828 YoY
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£256k
↓ 479% YoY
Current Assets
£276k
↓ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£256k-£81k£94k£268k£443k£618kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£284.7k£629.6k
Current assets£276.2k£618.2k
Net assets£-256.2k£67.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-02
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    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-06-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2021-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2019-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-06-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-05-01
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    ASGHAR, Adeel appointed
    director
  18. 2019-05-01
    ➖
    TARIQ, Mohammad resigned
    director
  19. 2019-03-01
    ➖
    CHISHTI, Abid Masood resigned
    director
  20. 2018-06-18
    ➕
    TARIQ, Mohammad appointed
    director
  21. 2018-05-11
    ➕
    CHISHTI, Abid Masood appointed
    director
  22. 2018-05-11
    ➖
    ISHAQ, Muhammad Umar resigned
    director
  23. 2018-04-20
    ➕
    ISHAQ, Muhammad Umar appointed
    director
  24. 2018-04-20
    ➖
    ACL ACCOUNTANTS LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  25. 2017-04-04
    ➖
    PANDYA, Alok resigned
    director
  26. 2017-04-04
    ➕
    ACL ACCOUNTANTS LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2016-04-14
    ➖
    ASGHAR, Nosheen resigned
    director
  28. 2016-04-14
    ➕
    PANDYA, Alok appointed
    director
  29. 2016-01-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FRANCHISE& LTD.
  30. 2016-01-28
    ➕
    ASGHAR, Nosheen 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adeel Asghar
Individual · British · DOB 11/1980 · age 46
50–75%
25–50%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control20/04/2018
7 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mohammad Tariqceased 22/05/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Mohammad Tariwqceased 18/06/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Abid Masood Chishticeased 01/03/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Muhammad Umar Ishaqceased 11/05/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Kivy Marketing Ltdceased 20/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Acl Accountants Ltdceased 20/04/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Gladon Investments Ltdceased 10/10/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2016-01-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Pavilion 4 Marchburn Drive
Abbotsinch
Paisley
PA3 2SJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

ASGHAR, Adeel→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASGHAR, Nosheen→
director · ~49y · appointed 2016-01-28 · resigned 2016-04-14
Resigned
CHISHTI, Abid Masood→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-05-11 · resigned 2019-03-01
Resigned
ISHAQ, Muhammad Umar→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-04-20 · resigned 2018-05-11
Resigned
PANDYA, Alok→
director · ~42y · appointed 2016-04-14 · resigned 2017-04-04
Resigned
TARIQ, Mohammad→
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-06-18 · resigned 2019-05-01
Resigned
ACL ACCOUNTANTS LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2017-04-04 · resigned 2018-04-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (63 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-29