GREAT HONG KONG ALLOA LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC705311 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-29
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
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: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees300400

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-18
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2023-10-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2022-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-08-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2021-08-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2021-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As GREAT HONG KONG ALLOA LTD
  11. 2021-07-29
    HE, Ting appointed
    director
  12. 2021-07-29
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ting He
Individual · Chinese · DOB 10/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control29/07/2021

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
Incorporated2021-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

19 Bank Street
Alloa
FK10 1HP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-11
Last: 2025-07-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HE, Ting
director · ~36y · appointed 2021-07-29
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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-16
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-08-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-29