ZS GROCERS LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC536021 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-20

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

56/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

10 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

56/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand

2018-10-30
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2018-10-30
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Company dissolved
2018-06-09
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2018-05-01
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2018-04-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2018-04-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-04-25
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-04-10
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SALEEM, Shahid appointed
director
2018-04-10
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SALEEM, Khalid resigned
director
2016-11-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-11-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2016-11-07
➕
SALEEM, Khalid appointed
director
2016-11-06
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SALEEM, Zen resigned
director
2016-05-20
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Company incorporated
As ZS GROCERS LTD
2016-05-20
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SALEEM, Zen appointed
director
2016-05-20
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

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 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-10-30

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2016-05-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

54 Hillington Road South

Cardonald

Glasgow

G52 2AA

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 2 resigned)

SALEEM, Shahid→

director · ~39y · appointed 2018-04-10

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Active

SALEEM, Khalid→

director · ~62y · appointed 2016-11-07 · resigned 2018-04-10

Resigned

SALEEM, Zen→

director · ~32y · appointed 2016-05-20 · resigned 2016-11-06

Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory

gazette · GAZ2

2018-10-30

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2018-06-09

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2018-05-01

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2018-04-25

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

officers · TM01

2018-04-25

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2018-04-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2017-06-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2016-11-11

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

officers · TM01

2016-11-11

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2016-05-20