FISH & CHICKEN BAR LIMITED

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SC544222 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-31
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 71). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees12001300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2019-04-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2018-09-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2018-09-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2018-09-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-09-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2018-09-03
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    MOHAMMAD, Shabir appointed
    director
  15. 2018-09-03
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    PARVEEN, Ghazala resigned
    director
  16. 2018-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-04-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2017-02-01
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    PARVEEN, Ghazala appointed
    director
  20. 2017-01-31
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    SHABIR, Sumaira resigned
    director
  21. 2016-11-01
    ➖
    NIZAMI, Khalil resigned
    director
  22. 2016-08-31
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    Company incorporated
    As FISH & CHICKEN BAR LIMITED
  23. 2016-08-31
    ➕
    NIZAMI, Khalil appointed
    director
  24. 2016-08-31
    ➕
    SHABIR, Sumaira appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
Mr Shabir Mohammad
Individual · British · DOB 05/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/09/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Ghazala Parveenceased 03/09/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Sumaira Shabirceased 31/01/2017· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Khalil Nizamiceased 01/11/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2016-08-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

162 Darnley Street
Glasgow
G41 2LL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MOHAMMAD, Shabir→
director · ~71y · appointed 2018-09-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NIZAMI, Khalil→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-08-31 · resigned 2016-11-01
Resigned
PARVEEN, Ghazala→
director · ~45y · appointed 2017-02-01 · resigned 2018-09-03
Resigned
SHABIR, Sumaira→
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-08-31 · resigned 2017-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-04-25