FAMILY SHOPPER STORES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC758589 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-13
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£205.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £205,001
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£205k
Current Assets
£140k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-28 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £205.0k | — |
| Current assets | £140.0k | — |
| Net assets | £205.0k | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-15➖KIYANI, Hasseb Ghaffar resigneddirector
- 2025-02-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-27➕KIYANI, Hasseb Ghaffar appointeddirector
- 2024-11-11➖KIYANI, Hasseb Ghaffar resigneddirector
- 2024-11-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-01➕HAIDER, Adnan appointeddirector
- 2023-11-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-01➕KIYANI, Hasseb Ghaffar appointeddirector
- 2023-02-13🏢Company incorporatedAs FAMILY SHOPPER STORES LTD
- 2023-02-13➕AL KHATIB, Ghazwa Fadi appointeddirector
- 2023-02-13📄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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Ghazwa Fadi Al Khatib Individual · British · DOB 01/2005 · age 21 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/02/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
27-29 Fisheracre
Arbroath
DD11 1LE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
AL KHATIB, Ghazwa Fadi→
Activedirector · ~21y · appointed 2023-02-13
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HAIDER, Adnan→
Activedirector · ~34y · appointed 2024-11-01
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KIYANI, Hasseb Ghaffar→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-12-27 · resigned 2026-01-15
KIYANI, Hasseb Ghaffar→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-11-01 · resigned 2024-11-11
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-13