A.H. TRADING (EUROPE) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08510378 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-30
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2019-06-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-06-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-06-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-04-29
    ➖
    MISTRY, Imran Amin resigned
    director
  14. 2019-04-29
    ➖
    MISTRY, Irfan resigned
    director
  15. 2019-03-15
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2019-03-14
    ➕
    MISTRY, Arif appointed
    director
  17. 2019-03-14
    ➕
    MISTRY, Irfan appointed
    director
  18. 2019-03-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2019-03-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2019-03-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2019-03-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2013-04-30
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    Company incorporated
    As A.H. TRADING (EUROPE) LIMITED
  23. 2013-04-30
    ➕
    MISTRY, Imran Amin appointed
    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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Arif Mistry
Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38
——board controlboard control14/03/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Irfan Mistryceased 29/04/2019· significant influence
  • Mr Imran Amin Mistryceased 29/04/2019· significant influence

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
Incorporated2013-04-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Outer Ground Floor Office 8 Paxton Terrace
Grosvenor Road
London
SW1V 3DA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MISTRY, Arif→
director · ~38y · appointed 2019-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MISTRY, Imran Amin→
director · ~34y · appointed 2013-04-30 · resigned 2019-04-29
Resigned
MISTRY, Irfan→
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-03-14 · resigned 2019-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-14