AAQA HALAL MEAT & GROCERIES LTD

🌳Matureactive
08246107 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Average employees600400

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
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-06-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-06-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-06-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2022-04-06
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    MOHAMMAD, Altaf Zia resigned
    director
  10. 2022-04-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-03-21
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    YOUSAF, Qaisar resigned
    director
  12. 2022-03-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-03-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-03-18
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    BAIG, Mirza Anwar appointed
    director
  15. 2021-09-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-09-17
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    BAIG, Mirza Anwar resigned
    director
  17. 2021-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-06-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2015-06-22
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    BUTT, Arif Ahmed appointed
    director
  23. 2015-06-22
    ➕
    BAIG, Mirza Anwar appointed
    director
  24. 2014-08-18
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    YOUSAF, Muhammad Faisal resigned
    director
  25. 2014-08-18
    ➖
    YOUSAF, Yasir resigned
    director
  26. 2012-10-09
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    Company incorporated
    As AAQA HALAL MEAT & GROCERIES LTD
  27. 2012-10-09
    ➕
    MOHAMMAD, Altaf Zia appointed
    director
  28. 2012-10-09
    ➕
    YOUSAF, Muhammad Faisal appointed
    director
  29. 2012-10-09
    ➕
    YOUSAF, Qaisar appointed
    director
  30. 2012-10-09
    ➕
    YOUSAF, Yasir appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mirza Anwar Baig
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 01/1960 · age 66
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2022
Mr Arif Ahmad Butt
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Qaisar Yousafceased 06/04/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Altaf Ziaceased 06/04/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2012-10-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores

Registered office

34-36 Bell Road
Hounslow
TW3 3PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-09
Last: 2025-05-26

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BAIG, Mirza Anwar→
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-03-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BUTT, Arif Ahmed→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-06-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BAIG, Mirza Anwar→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-06-22 · resigned 2021-09-17
Resigned
MOHAMMAD, Altaf Zia→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-10-09 · resigned 2022-04-06
Resigned
YOUSAF, Muhammad Faisal→
director · ~50y · appointed 2012-10-09 · resigned 2014-08-18
Resigned
YOUSAF, Qaisar→
director · ~49y · appointed 2012-10-09 · resigned 2022-03-21
Resigned
YOUSAF, Yasir→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-10-09 · resigned 2014-08-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-21