ELAM DEAN GHAZI LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC567066 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-25
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 May 2025
Net worth
£64.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.6y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
26 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £63,965
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£64k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£97k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £77.3k | £78.5k |
| Current assets | £97.5k | £86.5k |
| Net assets | £64.0k | £54.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Allica Bank Limited
- 2024-11-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-29➖ABID, Ihsan Ullah resigneddirector
- 2023-08-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-01➕JAVAID, Muhammad Shafqat appointeddirector
- 2020-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-09-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-09-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-09-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-03-01➕ABID, Ihsan Ullah appointeddirector
- 2018-03-01➖JAVAID, Muhammad Shafqat resigneddirector
- 2017-05-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ELAM DEAN GHAZI LIMITED
- 2017-05-25➕JAVAID, Muhammad Shafqat appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Muhammad Shafqat Javaid Individual · British · DOB 11/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/10/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ihsan Ullah Abidceased 29/10/2024· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
- Mr Muhammad Shafqat Javaidceased 01/03/2018· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEST BUY STORE LTD→ SC868863 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CENTRAL SPORTS & TROPHIES LTD→ SC876761 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DEEJAYGK LTD→ SC830571 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| DUNIPACE RETAIL LTD→ SC776776 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| EKAMMAM LIMITED→ SC786969 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ERSKINE MOBILE EYECARE LIMITED→ SC479984 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| FALKIRK DESSERT LIMITED→ SC857455 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FANTASTIC PLASTIC TOYS AND COLLECTIBLES LTD→ SC805550 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FARIO FLY LIMITED→ SC531395 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| FIRESTORM (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC277707 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| FK8 LOCAL SHOP LTD→ SC798979 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FLAVAZ DESSERT PARLOUR LTD→ SC467887 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
2 Dock Street
Carronshore
Falkirk
FK2 8HG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-07
Last: 2025-05-24
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
JAVAID, Muhammad Shafqat→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ABID, Ihsan Ullah→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2018-03-01 · resigned 2024-10-29
JAVAID, Muhammad Shafqat→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2017-05-25 · resigned 2018-03-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Allica Bank Allica Bank Limited | A registered charge | — | 26/09/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (26 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-24
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-27