EXPRESS FOOD 1 LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC622508 · ltd · incorporated 2019-02-26
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£2.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 70/100 (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: high (81/100)

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
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red 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 £2,773

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£867£2k£3k£3k£4kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£2.8k£2.8k
Current assets£4.3k£4.3k
Net assets£2.8k£2.8k

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
5
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-02-07
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2026-02-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-06-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-05-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2025-05-13
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-05-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2024-05-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2024-02-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2024-01-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2023-06-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2023-05-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2023-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-12-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-06-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2022-05-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2019-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EXPRESS FOOD 1 LIMITED
  22. 2019-02-26
    SHARIF, Mohammed Tahir appointed
    director

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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammed Tahir Sharif
Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54
75100%
75-100% shares26/02/2019

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
Incorporated2019-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

6 Upland Road
Glasgow
G14 9BG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-11
Last: 2026-02-25

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SHARIF, Mohammed Tahir
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-02-26
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-02-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-02-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-07