QUAS DRINKS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC706704 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-16
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 2 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Deal-killer verdict: complicated → workable
  • · Filings: 8 → 9
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • Deal-killer verdict: complicatedworkable
  • Filings: 89
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11040
Sector: Manufacturing
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: high (84/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
-£901£1k£3k£5k£7k£9kAug 2023Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-901£-90
Current assets£9.3k£9.3k
Net assets£-901£-90
Average employees0

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

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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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-08-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As QUAS DRINKS LTD
  6. 2021-08-16
    PUZORJOV, Anton, Dr appointed
    director
  7. 2021-08-16
    📄
    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
Dr Anton Puzorjov
Individual · Estonian · DOB 08/1993 · age 33
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11040 — SIC 11040

Registered office

36 Colinton Grove
Edinburgh
EH14 1DB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

PUZORJOV, Anton, Dr
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-08-16
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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-16