YPDA ABERDEEN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC760686 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-01
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£15.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
14 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 £15,162

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 1566% YoY
Current Assets
£81k
↓ 6.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£17k£35k£52k£69k£86kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£151.7k£910
Current assets£80.7k£86.4k
Net assets£15.2k£910

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
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-03-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-07
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  7. 2023-11-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-11-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-11-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-11-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-03-01
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    Company incorporated
    As YPDA ABERDEEN LIMITED
  12. 2023-03-01
    SENGOTTAIYAN, Keerthana appointed
    director
  13. 2023-03-01
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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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Keerthana Sengottaiyan
Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/11/2023
Mr Shanmuga Nathan Subarayan Thangaraj
Individual · British · DOB 10/1984 · age 42
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control07/11/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Keerthana Sengottaiyanceased 07/11/2023· 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
Incorporated2023-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

107 Newburgh Crescent
Bridge Of Don
Aberdeen
AB22 8SU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SENGOTTAIYAN, Keerthana
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-03-01
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Recent filings (14 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-11-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-01