ALWAHA LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
04514687 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-20
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 300 | 300 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-08-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-03➕ALI, Robina appointeddirector
- 2025-02-03➖ZIYAD, Mary Reid resignedsecretary
- 2025-02-03➖ZIYAD, Khalid Abu resigneddirector
- 2025-02-03➖ZIYAD, Mary Reid resigneddirector
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2002-08-20🏢Company incorporatedAs ALWAHA LIMITED
- 2002-08-20➕GRAEME, Dorothy May appointednominee-secretary
- 2002-08-20➖GRAEME, Dorothy May resignednominee-secretary
- 2002-08-20➕ZIYAD, Mary Reid appointedsecretary
- 2002-08-20➕GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointednominee-director
- 2002-08-20➖GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resignednominee-director
- 2002-08-20➕ZIYAD, Khalid Abu appointeddirector
- 2002-08-20➕ZIYAD, Mary Reid appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
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Mrs Robina Ali Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/02/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mrs Mary Reid Ziyadceased 03/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Khalid Abu Ziyadceased 03/02/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AISÈ CLOTHING LTD→ 15927247 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| ALLBUY LTD→ 17061857 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Registered office
147 Wells Road
Bristol
City Of Bristol
BS4 2BU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
Active
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-20 · resigned 2002-08-20
ZIYAD, Mary Reid→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-08-20 · resigned 2025-02-03
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
Resignednominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2002-08-20 · resigned 2002-08-20
ZIYAD, Khalid Abu→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2002-08-20 · resigned 2025-02-03
ZIYAD, Mary Reid→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 2002-08-20 · resigned 2025-02-03
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Recent filings (80 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21