EDINBURGH SWEET CENTRE LTD
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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | — |
| Net assets | £1 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-26➕AJMAL, Farhan appointeddirector
- 2023-05-26➖AJMAL, Mohammad resigneddirector
- 2023-05-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs EDINBURGH SWEET CENTRE LTD
- 2023-03-17➕AJMAL, Mohammad appointeddirector
- 2023-03-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-30
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Farhan Ajmal Individual · British · DOB 04/2005 · age 21 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 05/06/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mohammad Ajmalceased 01/06/2023· 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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