AAA SHOP LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -94% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £161.3k | £182.0k |
| Current assets | £15.7k | £36.9k |
| Cash | £423 | £6.9k |
| Net assets | £-3.7k | £-2.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-09-05📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2024-09-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-02-27🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-04-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-04-15📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2023-04-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Consortium Properties (UK) Limited
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-03-29📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-03-29🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-03-29🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-09-30📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-09-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2014-09-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2014-07-28🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2011-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs AAA SHOP LIMITED
- 2011-06-15➕MOHAMED HUSSAIN, Rabiyama appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 med · 1 lowMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Rabiyama Mohamed Hussain Individual · British · DOB 11/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Consortium Properties (UK) Consortium Properties (UK) Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 12/04/2023 | 27/02/2024 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/09/2014 | 29/03/2023 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 28/07/2014 | 29/03/2023 |