FAMILY SHOPPER HAMILTON LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC683829 · ltd · incorporated 2020-12-16

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

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

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 (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	900	1200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2025-11-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-28
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-28
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-01
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AMIR, Omar appointed
director
2025-03-01
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AMIR, Mohammed resigned
director
2025-03-01
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AMIR, Rehana resigned
director
2025-02-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-26
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-26
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-01
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AMIR, Mohammed appointed
director
2025-01-01
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AMIR, Rehana appointed
director
2024-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-01
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AMIR, Omar resigned
director
2023-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-08
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-01-14
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-01-13
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AMIR, Mohammed resigned
secretary
2022-01-13
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AMIR, Mohammed resigned
director
2021-12-01
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AMIR, Omar appointed
director
2020-12-16
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Company incorporated
As FAMILY SHOPPER HAMILTON LTD
2020-12-16
➕
AMIR, Mohammed appointed
secretary
2020-12-16
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AMIR, Mohammed 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Omar Amir Individual · British · DOB 05/1994 · age 32	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/03/2025

4 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Mohammed Amirceased 01/03/2025· 50-75% shares
Mr Omar Amirceased 01/09/2024· 75-100% shares
Mr Mohammed Amirceased 30/11/2021· 50-75% shares
Mrs Rehana Amirceased 30/11/2021· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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GLAMOR TIME LIMITED→ SC797030 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
GLOWIFY ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ SC824191 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
GOLDEN FULFILLMENT LTD LIMITED→ SC860005 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
GUGA INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC614262 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
H. & J. PRYCE (JEWELLERS) LIMITED→ SC073105 · est 1980 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	45y	—	—
H81 INTERNATIONAL LTD→ SC660684 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
HAMILTON ABODE LTD→ SC858534 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
HARAIB LIMITED→ SC854574 · est 2025 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2020-12-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

78-80 Farm Road

Hamilton

ML3 9LD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-11

Last: 2026-03-28

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

AMIR, Omar→

director · ~32y · appointed 2025-03-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

AMIR, Mohammed→

secretary · appointed 2020-12-16 · resigned 2022-01-13

Resigned

AMIR, Mohammed→

director · ~63y · appointed 2025-02-01 · resigned 2025-03-01

Resigned

AMIR, Mohammed→

director · ~63y · appointed 2020-12-16 · resigned 2022-01-13

Resigned

AMIR, Omar→

director · ~32y · appointed 2021-12-01 · resigned 2024-09-01

Resigned

AMIR, Rehana→

director · ~57y · appointed 2025-01-01 · resigned 2025-03-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-03-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-03-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-03-28

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-03-28

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-03-28

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-03-28

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-03-13

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-26

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-02-26

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-02-26

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-02-26

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-02-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-12-04