A1 POULTRY WHOLESALE LTD

💤Zombieactive
07414583 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-21
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£991
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 10.9y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 10.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £991
Net assets shrinking
Down £205 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£991
↓ 17% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£239£478£718£957£1kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£991£1.2k
Net assets£991£1.2k

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
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2019-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2019-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-09-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-09-27
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    HUSSAIN, Mohammad appointed
    director
  13. 2019-09-27
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    RAZA, Muhammad Naeem resigned
    director
  14. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-05
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    RAHMAN, Faisal resigned
    director
  16. 2018-11-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2018-09-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2018-09-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-09-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-09-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2018-09-08
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    HUSSAIN, Mohammed resigned
    secretary
  22. 2018-09-08
    ➖
    HUSSAIN, Mohammad resigned
    director
  23. 2018-09-08
    ➖
    HUSSAIN, Raziq resigned
    director
  24. 2018-09-08
    ➕
    RAHMAN, Faisal appointed
    director
  25. 2018-09-08
    ➕
    RAZA, Muhammad Naeem appointed
    director
  26. 2015-11-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  27. 2015-06-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  28. 2014-01-06
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    MALIK, Shahida Perveen resigned
    director
  29. 2013-12-05
    ➕
    MALIK, Shahida Perveen appointed
    director
  30. 2013-10-04
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Raziq appointed
    director
  31. 2013-10-04
    ➖
    MALIK, Shahida Perveen resigned
    director
  32. 2012-08-14
    ➖
    HUSSAIN, Raziq resigned
    director
  33. 2012-08-10
    ➕
    MALIK, Shahida Perveen appointed
    director
  34. 2010-10-21
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 POULTRY WHOLESALE LTD
  35. 2010-10-21
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Mohammed appointed
    secretary
  36. 2010-10-21
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Mohammad appointed
    director
  37. 2010-10-21
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Raziq appointed
    director
  38. 2010-10-21
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  39. 2010-10-21
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple 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 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammad Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control27/09/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Muhammad Naeem Razaceased 27/09/2019· significant influence
  • Mr Mohammad Hussainceased 08/09/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest

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
Incorporated2010-10-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products

Registered office

2 Burnett Street
Bradford
BD1 5AP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Mohammad→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-09-27
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Active
HUSSAIN, Mohammed→
secretary · appointed 2010-10-21 · resigned 2018-09-08
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Mohammad→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-10-21 · resigned 2018-09-08
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Raziq→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-10-04 · resigned 2018-09-08
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Raziq→
director · ~48y · appointed 2010-10-21 · resigned 2012-08-14
Resigned
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2010-10-21 · resigned 2010-10-21
Resigned
MALIK, Shahida Perveen→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-12-05 · resigned 2014-01-06
Resigned
MALIK, Shahida Perveen→
director · ~70y · appointed 2012-08-10 · resigned 2013-10-04
Resigned
RAHMAN, Faisal→
director · ~62y · appointed 2018-09-08 · resigned 2018-11-05
Resigned
RAZA, Muhammad Naeem→
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-09-08 · resigned 2019-09-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property16/11/2015—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
A registered charge—03/06/2015—
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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2019-09-30