AL- ABBAS ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06986611 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-10
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-12-31
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    KAYANI, Samina appointed
    director
  3. 2025-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-25
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    address · AD01
  6. 2023-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-26
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  10. 2019-05-31
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  11. 2018-06-30
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  12. 2017-05-31
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  13. 2016-05-30
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  14. 2015-10-15
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  15. 2015-10-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-05-26
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2011-08-01
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    HANIF, Muhammad resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-07-15
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    HANIF, Muhammad resigned
    director
  19. 2011-06-01
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    KAYANI, Abdul Malik appointed
    director
  20. 2009-08-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AL- ABBAS ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  21. 2009-08-10
    ➕
    HANIF, Muhammad appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-08-10
    ➕
    HANIF, Muhammad appointed
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Abdul Malik Kayani
Individual · British · DOB 03/1970 · age 56
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2009-08-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Registered office

Unit P50 Western International Market
Hayes Road
Southall
UB2 5XJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

KAYANI, Abdul Malik→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-06-01
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Active
KAYANI, Samina→
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-12-31
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Active
HANIF, Muhammad→
secretary · appointed 2009-08-10 · resigned 2011-08-01
Resigned
HANIF, Muhammad→
director · ~62y · appointed 2009-08-10 · resigned 2011-07-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

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officers · AP01
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
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accounts · AA
2025-05-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
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accounts · AA
2024-05-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
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address · AD01
2023-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
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accounts · AA
2022-05-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
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accounts · AA
2021-05-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-05
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accounts · AA
2020-08-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-30