VIKING SALTCOATS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC769675 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-17
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
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£77.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed hospitality with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (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 (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £77,654

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£78k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-31
Total assets£41.8k
Current assets£1.4k
Net assets£77.7k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 dissolution
  • • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 3 accounts
  • • 2 dissolution
  • • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 4 accounts
  • • 2 dissolution
  • • 2 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  2. 2026-04-28
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  3. 2026-04-21
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  4. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2026-03-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2026-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2026-01-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-08-16
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2025-07-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2025-04-24
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2025-04-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2024-11-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2024-11-26
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2024-06-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2024-06-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2024-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2024-06-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2024-06-01
    ➕
    MANASRA, Wael appointed
    director
  20. 2024-06-01
    ➖
    BOUZIANE, Abdelhafid resigned
    director
  21. 2023-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As VIKING SALTCOATS LTD
  22. 2023-05-17
    ➕
    BOUZIANE, Abdelhafid appointed
    director
  23. 2023-05-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-08

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Abdelhafid Bouziane
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting17/06/2024
Mr Wael Manasra
Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/04/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Wael Manasraceased 17/06/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Abdelhafid Bouzianeceased 01/06/2024· 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
Incorporated2023-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

39 Countess Street
Saltcoats
Ayrshire
KA21 5HP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-24

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MANASRA, Wael→
director · ~47y · appointed 2024-06-01
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Active
BOUZIANE, Abdelhafid→
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-05-17 · resigned 2024-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2026-05-06
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-28
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-08-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-26