MERITH HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC699686 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-24
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-24 | 2024-05-31 |
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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
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-18📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-06-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-24🏢Company incorporatedAs MERITH HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2021-05-24➕ALI, Haris Raja appointeddirector
- 2021-05-24➕ALI, Laiba Muskan appointeddirector
- 2021-05-24➕ALI, Shafqat appointeddirector
- 2021-05-24➕JAVID, Misbah appointeddirector
- 2021-05-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Shafqat Ali Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 26/05/2021 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Shafquat Aliceased 02/06/2021· 25-50% shares
- Miss Laiba Muskan Aliceased 26/05/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Misbah Javid Aliceased 26/05/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr Haris Raja Aliceased 26/05/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-05-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
2 Hermitage Place
Edinburgh
EH6 8AF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
ALI, Haris Raja→
Activedirector · ~23y · appointed 2021-05-24
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ALI, Laiba Muskan→
Activedirector · ~21y · appointed 2021-05-24
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ALI, Shafqat→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-05-24
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JAVID, Misbah→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-05-24
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Recent filings (22 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-03