VAPOURS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC753053 · ltd · incorporated 2022-12-13
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
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 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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £104.4k |
| Current assets | — | £140.4k |
| Net assets | — | £67.3k |
| Average employees | 500 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-29➖DIN, Salahul resigneddirector
- 2023-08-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-26📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2022-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs VAPOURS LIMITED
- 2022-12-13➕AHMED, Afzaal appointeddirector
- 2022-12-13➕ALI, Farrukh appointeddirector
- 2022-12-13➕DIN, Salahul appointeddirector
- 2022-12-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Afzaal Ahmed Individual · Pakistani · DOB 07/1994 · age 32 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/01/2024 |
Mr Farrukh Ali Individual · Pakistani · DOB 02/1993 · age 33 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/04/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Wholesale & distribution · EH postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WESTON IMPORTERS LTD.→ SC302951 · est 2006 | £518.01M £388.51M–£647.51M | — | — | 10 | 20y | 84 | 58y |
| J GAS LIMITED→ SC274899 · est 2004 | £15.28M £11.46M–£19.10M | — | — | 72 | 21y | 84 | 61y |
| BEER52 LIMITED→ SC449930 · est 2013 | £13.17M £9.87M–£16.46M | — | — | 84 | 13y | 84 | 69y |
| MACINTYRE SCOTT & CO. LIMITED→ SC017592 · est 1933 | £8.29M £6.21M–£10.36M | £73.38M | — | 6500 | 92y | 83 | 67y |
| NISHA ENTERPRISES LIMITED→ SC193287 · est 1999 | £7.60M £5.70M–£9.51M | £13.56M | — | 8100 | 27y | 87 | 66y |
| SÜDZUCKER UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED→ SC506349 · est 2015 | £3.74M £2.80M–£4.67M | — | — | 800 | 11y | 84 | 66y |
| THISTLE TIMBER AND BUILDING SUPPLIES LIMITED→ SC182761 · est 1998 | £3.10M £2.32M–£3.87M | — | — | 6000 | 28y | 87 | 60y |
| SESAMI EUROPE LTD→ SC273471 · est 2004 | £1.98M £1.48M–£2.47M | — | — | 211 | 21y | 83 | 64y |
| RHODAWN LIMITED→ SC096772 · est 1986 | £1.34M £1.01M–£1.68M | — | — | 66 | 40y | 83 | 75y |
| VAPOTHERM UK LTD→ SC370398 · est 2009 | £578.6k £433.9k–£723.2k | — | — | 2000 | 16y | 85 | 63y |
| ST. ANDREWS TIMBER & BUILDING SUPPLIES (HOLDINGS) LIMITED→ SC520551 · est 2015 | £391.4k £293.6k–£489.3k | — | — | 100 | 10y | 84 | 60y |
| ORIGIN FITNESS LIMITED→ SC339149 · est 2008 | £72.4k £54.3k–£90.5k | — | — | 57 | 18y | 98 | 59y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-12-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Registered office
Unit 2 Catalyst Trade Park
Bankhead Drive
Edinburgh
EH11 4EJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
AHMED, Afzaal→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2022-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALI, Farrukh→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2022-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DIN, Salahul→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2022-12-13 · resigned 2023-08-29
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-26
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2023-04-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-12-13