BROTHERS WEST END LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC677961 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-19
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46460
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 (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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
26 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
£100
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£100£100
Current assets£100£100
Cash£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-10-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-06-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-06-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-09-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-09-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2024-09-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2024-09-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-09-04
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-09-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2024-07-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-05-09
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  15. 2023-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-01-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-12-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2022-10-11
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  19. 2021-10-04
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2021-09-30
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2020-10-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BROTHERS WEST END LIMITED
  22. 2020-10-19
    ALI, Abdullah 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 6 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 Abdullah Ali
Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/10/2020

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
Incorporated2020-10-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46460 — SIC 46460

Registered office

C/O Ah Accounting Services Suite 1.2, Kirkhill House (Building 1)
81 Broom Road East, Newton Mearns
Glasgow
G77 5LL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-01
Last: 2025-10-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ALI, Abdullah
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-10-19
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-05