AL HAYAT (PIMLICO) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06556252 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-05
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£32.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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 (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £32,305
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£32k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £45.7k | £48.4k |
| Current assets | £74.4k | £87.1k |
| Cash | — | £68.0k |
| Net assets | £32.3k | £24.3k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18➕KHANAFER, Samer appointeddirector
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-06-22➖KHANAFER, Samer resigneddirector
- 2008-04-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AL HAYAT (PIMLICO) LIMITED
- 2008-04-05➕NOUREDDINE, Zein appointedsecretary
- 2008-04-05➕NOUREDDINE, Zein appointeddirector
- 2008-04-05➕SALIM, Heather Ann appointedsecretary
- 2008-04-05➖SALIM, Heather Ann resignedsecretary
- 2008-04-05➕KHANAFER, Samer appointeddirector
- 2008-04-05➕SALIM, Nazrul appointeddirector
- 2008-04-05➖SALIM, Nazrul resigneddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Zein Noureddine Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 18/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-04-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
85 Lupus Street
London
SW1V 3EN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
KHANAFER, Samer→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-12-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
NOUREDDINE, Zein→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-04-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SALIM, Heather Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-04-05 · resigned 2008-04-05
KHANAFER, Samer→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2008-04-05 · resigned 2012-06-22
SALIM, Nazrul→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2008-04-05 · resigned 2008-04-05
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Recent filings (53 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31