CASA EDIN LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC726376 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-15
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 · high confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 4 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 70 → 90
  • · Opportunity score: 62 → 71
  • · Bankability: 60 → 70
  • · Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid
Opportunity decay
hardening · 6-months
Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.
  • · 4 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 4 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • ↑Opportunity score: 62 → 71
  • ↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
  • ↑Bankability: 60 → 70
  • ↑Filings: 24 → 25
  • ·Distress / opportunity: attractive → avoid
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£7.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,691

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£8k
↑ 1338% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↑ 473% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£621£1k£3k£4k£6k£8kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£7.7k£-621
Current assets£2.8k£489
Net assets£7.7k£-621

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-06-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2023-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-11-01
    ➕
    BAKHTI, Adil appointed
    director
  10. 2023-11-01
    ➖
    BAKHTI, Mohammed resigned
    director
  11. 2023-06-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-06-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-06-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-05-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2023-05-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2023-05-29
    ➕
    BAKHTI, Adil appointed
    director
  17. 2023-05-29
    ➖
    BAKHTI, Adil resigned
    director
  18. 2023-05-29
    ➕
    BAKHTI, Mohammed appointed
    director
  19. 2023-05-29
    ➖
    BAKHTI, Mohammed resigned
    director
  20. 2023-05-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2023-05-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2023-05-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2023-01-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2023-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2023-01-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2023-01-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  27. 2022-03-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CASA EDIN LTD
  28. 2022-03-15
    ➕
    BAKHTI, Adil appointed
    director
  29. 2022-03-15
    ➖
    BAKHTI, Adil resigned
    director
  30. 2022-03-15
    ➕
    BAKHTI, Mohammed appointed
    director
  31. 2022-03-15
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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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adil Bakhti
Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52
75–100%
—board control75-100% shares · board control22/04/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Adil Bakhticeased 29/05/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Adil Bakhticeased 15/03/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2022-03-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

263b St. Johns Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7XD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-28
Last: 2026-03-14

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BAKHTI, Adil→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAKHTI, Adil→
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-05-29 · resigned 2023-05-29
Resigned
BAKHTI, Adil→
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-03-15 · resigned 2022-03-15
Resigned
BAKHTI, Mohammed→
director · ~82y · appointed 2023-05-29 · resigned 2023-11-01
Resigned
BAKHTI, Mohammed→
director · ~82y · appointed 2022-03-15 · resigned 2023-05-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-31