KEATON TRADING LTD

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SC615945 · ltd · incorporated 2018-12-11
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
33 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
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-02-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-01-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2021-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2021-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2020-12-29
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  18. 2020-11-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2020-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2020-11-01
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    MUHAMMAD, Usman appointed
    director
  21. 2020-11-01
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    TAHRAQ, Rabeet Ul Hassan Bin resigned
    director
  22. 2018-12-11
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    Company incorporated
    As KEATON TRADING LTD
  23. 2018-12-11
    ➕
    TAHRAQ, Rabeet Ul Hassan Bin 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 Usman Muhammad
Individual · British · DOB 03/1991 · age 35
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/11/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Rabeet Ul Hassan Bin Tahraqceased 01/11/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Rabeet Ul Hassan Bin Tahraqceased 01/11/2020· significant influence

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
Incorporated2018-12-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

3f1 Third Floor 3 Hill Street
New Town
Edinburgh
EH2 3JP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MUHAMMAD, Usman→
director · ~35y · appointed 2020-11-01
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Active
TAHRAQ, Rabeet Ul Hassan Bin→
director · ~31y · appointed 2018-12-11 · resigned 2020-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-29