GRILL FAST FOOD LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC612812 · ltd · incorporated 2018-11-06
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£5.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,127

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 224% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£2k£4k£5k£6kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£13.8k£10.7k
Current assets£5.9k£1.8k
Cash£1.8k
Net assets£5.1k£3.8k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-03
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  4. 2024-04-09
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  5. 2024-01-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2022-01-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-06-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2020-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-06
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    Company incorporated
    As GRILL FAST FOOD LTD
  17. 2018-11-06
    LATIF, Mohammed appointed
    director
  18. 2018-11-06
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 Mohammed Latif
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/11/2018

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
Incorporated2018-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

8 Princes Street
Port Glasgow
Renfrewshire
PA14 5JQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LATIF, Mohammed
director · ~54y · appointed 2018-11-06
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2024-07-03
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2024-04-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-31