ALMAYA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02496175 · ltd · incorporated 1990-04-26
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£4.53M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 35.6y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 35.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 13 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
175 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £4,527,655
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£604k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£4.5m
↑ 159% YoY
Current Assets
£2.1m
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£906k£1.8m£2.7m£3.6m£4.5mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£5.66M£2.14M
Current assets£2.11M£2.79M
Cash£603.9k£827.1k
Debtors£1.51M£1.96M
Net assets£4.53M£1.75M

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
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Last 90 days
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
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  • • 13 officers
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
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  19. 2024-12-24
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  20. 2023-12-23
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  21. 2023-01-10
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  22. 2019-02-02
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    PAGARANI, Lachmandas Kalachand resigned
    director
  23. 2012-12-18
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    KALYANI, Devanand resigned
    secretary
  24. 2009-11-20
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  25. 2008-01-31
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    PAGARANI, Koshila appointed
    director
  26. 2008-01-31
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    PAGARANI, Usha appointed
    director
  27. 2007-07-31
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    MOOLCHANDANI, Chandra Kumar resigned
    director
  28. 2006-10-18
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    KALYANI, Devanand appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-10-18
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    SINGHVI, Mahipal resigned
    secretary
  30. 2004-08-01
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    SINGHVI, Mahipal appointed
    secretary
  31. 2004-07-31
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    VIDANI, Suresh Kumar Gopaldas resigned
    secretary
  32. 2004-07-31
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    MOOLCHANDANI, Chandra Kumar appointed
    director
  33. 2004-07-31
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    VIDANI, Suresh Kumar Gopaldas resigned
    director
  34. 2003-12-04
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    BAHIRWANI, Vivek Parshotam appointed
    director
  35. 2003-12-04
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    VACHANI, Kamal appointed
    director
  36. 2003-12-04
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    GANWANI, Jayant Kumar Lal resigned
    director
  37. 2003-12-04
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    GANWANI, Lal Hariram resigned
    director
  38. 2001-10-15
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    GHANWANI, Kishin Ramchand resigned
    director
  39. 2001-09-27
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  40. 2001-07-31
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    Charge satisfied #2
  41. 2000-11-27
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    VIDANI, Suresh Kumar Gopaldas appointed
    director
  42. 2000-08-20
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    GHANWANI, Kishin Ramchand appointed
    director
  43. 1999-03-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  44. 1997-05-05
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    ARORA, Kranti resigned
    director
  45. 1994-04-26
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    SACHDEVA, Vinod resigned
    director
  46. 1993-06-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  47. 1992-08-18
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    DSOUZA, James resigned
    secretary
  48. 1992-08-18
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    VIDANI, Suresh Kumar Gopaldas appointed
    secretary
  49. 1990-11-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  50. 1990-04-26
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    Company incorporated
    As ALMAYA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Deepak Pagarani
Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence18/02/2026

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-04-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

Imex Centre Suite-024,
575-599, Maxted Road
Hemel Hempstead
Herts
HP2 7DX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (5 active · 12 resigned)

BAHIRWANI, Vivek Parshotam→
director · ~51y · appointed 2003-12-04
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Active
PAGARANI, Deepak→
director · ~59y
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Active
PAGARANI, Koshila→
director · ~63y · appointed 2008-01-31
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Active
PAGARANI, Usha→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-01-31
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Active
VACHANI, Kamal→
director · ~65y · appointed 2003-12-04
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Active
DSOUZA, James→
secretary · resigned 1992-08-18
Resigned
KALYANI, Devanand→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-18 · resigned 2012-12-18
Resigned
SINGHVI, Mahipal→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-01 · resigned 2006-10-18
Resigned
VIDANI, Suresh Kumar Gopaldas→
secretary · appointed 1992-08-18 · resigned 2004-07-31
Resigned
ARORA, Kranti→
director · ~80y · resigned 1997-05-05
Resigned
GANWANI, Jayant Kumar Lal→
director · ~62y · resigned 2003-12-04
Resigned
GANWANI, Lal Hariram→
director · ~85y · resigned 2003-12-04
Resigned
GHANWANI, Kishin Ramchand→
director · ~81y · appointed 2000-08-20 · resigned 2001-10-15
Resigned
MOOLCHANDANI, Chandra Kumar→
director · ~65y · appointed 2004-07-31 · resigned 2007-07-31
Resigned
PAGARANI, Lachmandas Kalachand→
director · ~96y · resigned 2019-02-02
Resigned
SACHDEVA, Vinod→
director · ~78y · resigned 1994-04-26
Resigned
VIDANI, Suresh Kumar Gopaldas→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-11-27 · resigned 2004-07-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage1 property20/11/2009—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Deposit agreement to secure own liabilities1 property27/09/2001—
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Deed of charge over credit balances1 property30/03/199931/07/2001
satisfied
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property22/11/199023/06/1993
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Recent filings (175 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2026-03-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-03-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-03
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
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officers · CH01
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