AHAA DOSA LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07007392 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-02
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
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£-31.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £31,937
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£593
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
-£32k
↓ 145% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-37.3k | £-16.7k |
| Current assets | £8.1k | £7.2k |
| Cash | £593 | £674 |
| Net assets | £-31.9k | £-13.0k |
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
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
- 2025-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-09-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-11-09➖ALAGARATNAM, Ramesh resigneddirector
- 2022-11-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-11-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-11-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-05➕NANTHAKUMARAN, Arun appointeddirector
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-01-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-10-12➖NANTHAKUMARAN, Arun resigneddirector
- 2021-10-01➕ALAGARATNAM, Ramesh appointeddirector
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-02🏢Company incorporatedAs AHAA DOSA LIMITED
- 2009-09-02➕NANTHAKUMARAN, Arun appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Arun Nanthakumaran Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 09/11/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ramesh Alagaratnamceased 09/11/2022· board control
- Mr Arun Nanthakumaranceased 15/10/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-09-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
68 Staines Road
Hounslow
TW3 3LF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
NANTHAKUMARAN, Arun→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALAGARATNAM, Ramesh→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2021-10-01 · resigned 2022-11-09
NANTHAKUMARAN, Arun→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2009-09-02 · resigned 2021-10-12
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-09
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-09-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-11-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29