GENERAL ADVERTISING SY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC606145 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-23
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£-116.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Media representation services
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
36 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £116,069

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£116k
↓ 59% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↑ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£116k-£91k-£65k-£39k-£14k£12kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£-115.0k£-71.7k
Current assets£11.7k£7.6k
Net assets£-116.1k£-72.8k

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.

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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 (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-05
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    BELULI, Oltiana resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-25
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    BELULI, Oltiana appointed
    director
  7. 2024-01-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-12-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2022-12-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2022-12-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-12-16
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2022-12-14
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    YOUNIS, Irfan appointed
    director
  15. 2022-12-14
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    YOUNIS, Samia resigned
    director
  16. 2022-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-07-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2020-06-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2020-06-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2020-06-03
    ➖
    BISMAL, Salma resigned
    director
  23. 2019-03-01
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    BISMAL, Salma appointed
    director
  24. 2018-08-23
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    Company incorporated
    As GENERAL ADVERTISING SY LIMITED
  25. 2018-08-23
    ➕
    YOUNIS, Samia 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 Irfan Younis
Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/12/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Samia Younisceased 14/12/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Salma Bismalceased 04/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Samia Younisceased 01/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-08-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC73120 — Media representation services

Registered office

48 Darnley Street
Glasgow
G41 2SE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-19
Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

YOUNIS, Irfan→
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-12-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELULI, Oltiana→
director · ~36y · appointed 2024-01-25 · resigned 2025-08-05
Resigned
BISMAL, Salma→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-03-01 · resigned 2020-06-03
Resigned
YOUNIS, Samia→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-08-23 · resigned 2022-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-12-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-16