A A CATERING EQUIPMENT SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07129894 · ltd · incorporated 2010-01-19
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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: 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
44 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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 900 | 900 |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-20➕ALI, Aziz appointeddirector
- 2020-02-20➖HUSNU, Yesim Ali resigneddirector
- 2020-02-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-12-07➖ALI, Aziz resigneddirector
- 2018-12-07➕HUSNU, Yesim Ali appointeddirector
- 2018-12-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2017-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-13➖ALI HUSNU, Yesim resignedsecretary
- 2017-07-13➖ALI HUSNU, Yesim resigneddirector
- 2017-07-12➕ALI, Aziz appointeddirector
- 2010-01-19🏢Company incorporatedAs A A CATERING EQUIPMENT SERVICES LIMITED
- 2010-01-19➕ALI HUSNU, Yesim appointedsecretary
- 2010-01-19➕ALI HUSNU, Yesim appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Yesim Ali Husnu Individual · British · DOB 04/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 07/12/2018 |
Mr Aziz Ali Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Yesim Ali Husnuceased 13/07/2017· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3H INSPIRATION LTD→ 13174109 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 4 ACES TRADERS LTD→ 16698244 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 VAPE MARKET LTD→ 16862252 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABSOLUTE APPAREL LIMITED→ 05219123 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ACER HORTICULTURAL SERVICES LIMITED→ 09812539 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ADVANCEDSCAPE LIMITED→ 08242430 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| AFRO TREASURE LTD→ 15383082 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AGBOR EBEN & CO LTD→ 14302884 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AGENTIS WORKWEAR LIMITED→ 07425914 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AHOUJA'S LTD→ 11039852 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| AHRAZ LTD→ 16948655 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AI MATERIALS LIMITED→ 16851760 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-01-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Registered office
Unit 1-2 Invicta Works
Owen Road
Willenhall
West Midlands
WV13 2PZ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
Active
ALI HUSNU, Yesim→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-01-19 · resigned 2017-07-13
ALI, Aziz→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2017-07-12 · resigned 2018-12-07
ALI HUSNU, Yesim→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2010-01-19 · resigned 2017-07-13
HUSNU, Yesim Ali→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-12-07 · resigned 2020-02-20
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Recent filings (44 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-02-20