ARIAN CABS LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC567666 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-02
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-4.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 84). 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
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
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,232
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£4k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£17k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.7k | £10.5k |
| Current assets | £17.0k | £17.0k |
| Cash | — | £33 |
| Debtors | — | £17.0k |
| Net assets | £-4.2k | £-4.2k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-01➕BEGUM, Surraya appointeddirector
- 2024-06-30➖ALI, Naweed resigneddirector
- 2024-06-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-01➕ALI, Naweed appointeddirector
- 2024-06-01➖ALI, Umera Naweed resigneddirector
- 2024-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-12📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2017-06-02🏢Company incorporatedAs ARIAN CABS LTD
- 2017-06-02➕ALI, Umera Naweed appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 84 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Surraya Begum Individual · British · DOB 10/1942 · age 84 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/07/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Naweed Aliceased 30/06/2024· 50-75% shares
- Mrs Umera Naweed Aliceased 30/06/2023· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-06-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
42 Nithsdale Road
Glasgow
G41 2AN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-20
Last: 2025-08-06
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BEGUM, Surraya→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2024-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALI, Naweed→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2024-06-01 · resigned 2024-06-30
ALI, Umera Naweed→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2017-06-02 · resigned 2024-06-01
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-23