A.S.H. IMPORTS (UK) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07009683 · ltd · incorporated 2009-09-04
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.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). 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 (79/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees100100

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-16
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    address · AD01
  3. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2021-09-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-09-21
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    KALUTI, Omer resigned
    director
  17. 2009-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As A.S.H. IMPORTS (UK) LIMITED
  18. 2009-09-04
    ➕
    HASSAN, Ahmet Sukru appointed
    director
  19. 2009-09-04
    ➕
    KALUTI, Omer appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ahmet Sukru Hassan
Individual · British · DOB 06/1948 · age 78
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2009-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Registered office

Suite 57-58 Capital Business Centre
22 Carlton Road
South Croydon
CR2 0BS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HASSAN, Ahmet Sukru→
director · ~78y · appointed 2009-09-04
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Active
KALUTI, Omer→
director · ~68y · appointed 2009-09-04 · resigned 2009-09-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-08