ZHYIR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC579514 · ltd · incorporated 2017-10-20
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Hairdressing and other beauty treatment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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
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
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
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£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees400400

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-02-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-02-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-02-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-02-01
    MAROF, Mohamed Arif appointed
    director
  12. 2021-02-01
    KAREM-POUR, Mohammad resigned
    director
  13. 2020-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2019-08-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2019-08-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-04-01
    ABDULKADIR, Bahadeen Arif resigned
    director
  21. 2019-04-01
    KAREM-POUR, Mohammad appointed
    director
  22. 2018-08-09
    ABDULKADIR, Bahadeen Arif appointed
    director
  23. 2018-08-09
    OMAR, Ali Namo resigned
    director
  24. 2017-10-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ZHYIR LIMITED
  25. 2017-10-20
    OMAR, Ali Namo 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

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 Mohamed Arif Marof
Individual · Iraqi · DOB 01/1985 · age 41
75100%
75-100% shares01/02/2021
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Mohammad Karem-Pourceased 01/02/2021· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Bahadeen Arif Abdulkadirceased 01/04/2019· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Ali Namo Omarceased 09/08/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2017-10-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96020 — Hairdressing and other beauty treatment

Registered office

Unit 17 East Kilbride Shopping Center
East Kilbride
G74 1LJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MAROF, Mohamed Arif
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-02-01
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Active
ABDULKADIR, Bahadeen Arif
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-08-09 · resigned 2019-04-01
Resigned
KAREM-POUR, Mohammad
director · ~32y · appointed 2019-04-01 · resigned 2021-02-01
Resigned
OMAR, Ali Namo
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-10-20 · resigned 2018-08-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-02-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-02-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-16