EDINBURGH FRESH FOODS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC727352 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-24
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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 (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 dissolution
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-21📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2026-04-10📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-09➖AHMED, Sk Sabbir resigneddirector
- 2025-03-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-17📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-02-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-17📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-02-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-10➖HAIDER, Salim resignedsecretary
- 2025-02-06➖HAIDER, Salim resigneddirector
- 2025-02-01➕AHMAD, Sheikh Sabbir appointedsecretary
- 2025-02-01➕AHMED, Sk Sabbir appointeddirector
- 2024-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-06-13📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-03-24🏢Company incorporatedAs EDINBURGH FRESH FOODS LIMITED
- 2022-03-24➕AHMAD, Sheikh Sabbir appointeddirector
- 2022-03-24➕HAIDER, Salim appointedsecretary
- 2022-03-24➕HAIDER, Salim appointeddirector
- 2022-03-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Sheikh Sabbir Ahmad Individual · Bangladeshi · DOB 01/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/02/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Salim Haiderceased 08/02/2025· 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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| FORTUNE IN LTD→ SC875353 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRONT AND CENTRE BARS LIMITED→ SC800037 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| FRUITS IN THE CITY LIMITED→ SC441319 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
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| FUZE FOOD LTD→ SC727920 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| GAW LIMITED→ SC841115 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-03-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
215 St. Johns Road
Edinburgh
EH12 7UU
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-17
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
AHMAD, Sheikh Sabbir→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AHMAD, Sheikh Sabbir→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2022-03-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAIDER, Salim→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2022-03-24 · resigned 2025-02-10
AHMED, Sk Sabbir→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2025-02-01 · resigned 2025-05-09
HAIDER, Salim→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-03-24 · resigned 2025-02-06
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Recent filings (23 total)
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-21
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-17
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-17
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-17
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-17
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-17