GAFOOR PURE HALAL LTD
- 10130SIC 10130
Opportunity 74/100 (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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 10.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £21.76M | £15.35M |
| Current assets | £35.80M | £25.18M |
| Cash | £14.81M | £7.56M |
| Net assets | £19.92M | £13.96M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 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 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-16📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-11-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-27📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2019-01-24📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2018-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2011-12-09🏢Company incorporatedAs GAFOOR PURE HALAL LTD
- 2011-12-09➕PATEL, Ozayr, Mr. 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 14 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Gafoor Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gafoor Holding Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/03/2018 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr. Ozayr Patelceased 08/03/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 03/05/2016 | — |