NELYS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC545546 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-15
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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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
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-08-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-09-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-09
    MADDUMA WERAGODA, Dinush Akalanka Jayathilaka resigned
    director
  11. 2019-12-09
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-09-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-04-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-06-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-21
    FERNANDO, Weerakonda Arachchige appointed
    director
  16. 2018-02-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2017-07-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2017-07-19
    FERNANDO, Weerakonda Arachchige resigned
    director
  19. 2017-07-05
    MADDUMA WERAGODA, Dinush Akalanka Jayathilaka appointed
    director
  20. 2017-07-05
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2016-09-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As NELYS LIMITED
  22. 2016-09-15
    FERNANDO, Weerakonda Arachchige 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Weerakonda Arachchige Fernando
Individual · Sri Lankan · DOB 07/1986 · age 40
75100%
75-100% shares15/09/2016

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
Incorporated2016-09-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

Shell North Lights
Stonehaven Road
Aberdeen
AB12 5UT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

FERNANDO, Weerakonda Arachchige
director · ~40y · appointed 2018-02-21
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Active
FERNANDO, Weerakonda Arachchige
director · ~40y · appointed 2016-09-15 · resigned 2017-07-19
Resigned
MADDUMA WERAGODA, Dinush Akalanka Jayathilaka
director · ~40y · appointed 2017-07-05 · resigned 2019-12-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-11