VAPE & CANDY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC779882 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-22
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 May 2025
Net worth
£7.0k
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. 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 (78/100)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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 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 £7,035
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£7k
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.0k | — |
| Current assets | £21.4k | — |
| Net assets | £7.0k | — |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-19📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-05-01➖FAZAN BUTT, Shazia resigneddirector
- 2024-09-12➕FAZAN BUTT, Shazia appointeddirector
- 2024-09-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-23📄elect-to-keep-the-directors-register-information-on-the-public-registerofficers · EH01
- 2024-04-08✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-08-22🏢Company incorporatedAs VAPE & CANDY LTD
- 2023-08-22➕SHAHZAD, Shami appointeddirector
- 2023-08-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Shami Shahzad Individual · British · DOB 10/1991 · age 35 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 22/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
275 High Street
Perth
PH1 5QN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
SHAHZAD, Shami→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2023-08-22
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FAZAN BUTT, Shazia→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-09-12 · resigned 2025-05-01
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Recent filings (14 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-23
elect-to-keep-the-directors-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH01
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-22