HERO DUAH APPAREL LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC707016 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-18
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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
11 filings on record
85
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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-09-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-09-14
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2021-08-18
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    Company incorporated
    As HERO DUAH APPAREL LTD
  8. 2021-08-18
    SARWAR, Athif appointed
    director
  9. 2021-08-18
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    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.)

Group structure

Hero Brands Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Hero Brands Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
HERO DUAH APPAREL LTD
This company · SC707016

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Hero Brands Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

5 Westpoint House,
5 Redwood Place, Peel Park
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 5PB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last: 2025-08-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SARWAR, Athif
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-08-18
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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-18