SYPS ABERDEEN LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC657216 · ltd · incorporated 2020-03-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£39.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (79/100)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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
34 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £39,939
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£40k
↑ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £39.9k | £30.2k |
| Current assets | £61.9k | £133.8k |
| Net assets | £39.9k | £30.2k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-03-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-09-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📄second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
- 2023-12-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-26➖SENGOTTAIYAN, Keerthana resigneddirector
- 2022-10-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-09-12➖KORAVANPALAYAM SOMASUNDARAM, Kothai resigneddirector
- 2022-09-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-26➕KORAVANPALAYAM SOMASUNDARAM, Kothai appointeddirector
- 2020-05-17➕SENGOTTAIYAN, Keerthana appointeddirector
- 2020-03-12🏢Company incorporatedAs SYPS ABERDEEN LTD
- 2020-03-12➕SUBARAYAN THANGARAJ, Shanmuga Nathan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Keerthana Sengottaiyan Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 08/08/2023 |
Mr Shanmuga Nathan Subarayan Thangaraj Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/11/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Keerthana Sengottaiyanceased 26/11/2022· 75-100% shares
- Mr Shanmuganathan Subarayan Thangarajceased 02/10/2022· 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.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
107 Newburgh Crescent
Bridge Of Don
Aberdeen
AB22 8SU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
SUBARAYAN THANGARAJ, Shanmuga Nathan→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-03-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KORAVANPALAYAM SOMASUNDARAM, Kothai→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2020-11-26 · resigned 2022-09-12
SENGOTTAIYAN, Keerthana→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2020-05-17 · resigned 2022-11-26
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Recent filings (34 total)
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
second-filing-notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC01
2024-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-21