MA TRADING SCOT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC597778 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-22
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 May 2024
Net worth
£74
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £74

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£74
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
£0£4k£8k£13k£17k£21kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£1.6k
Current assets£21.0k
Net assets£74

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-26
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  6. 2022-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-05-25
    📄
    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  10. 2022-03-01
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  11. 2021-08-06
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2021-07-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2020-02-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As MA TRADING SCOT LIMITED
  15. 2018-05-22
    AKRAM, Mohammed appointed
    secretary
  16. 2018-05-22
    AKRAM, Mohammed appointed
    director
  17. 2018-05-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammed Akram
Individual · British · DOB 03/1955 · age 71
sig. influencesignificant influence22/05/2018

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
Incorporated2018-05-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

60 Springbank Crescent
Hamilton
ML3 8TY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AKRAM, Mohammed
secretary · appointed 2018-05-22
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AKRAM, Mohammed
director · ~71y · appointed 2018-05-22
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Recent filings (21 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-25
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2022-05-25
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2022-03-01