WILLIAM MEAT TRADER LTD

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08689396 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-13
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
year to Mar 2022
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed wholesale with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 55/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£1£1£1Mar 2021Mar 2022

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2022-03-312021-03-31
Total assets£1£1
Current assets£1£1
Net assets£1£1

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2023-10-10
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  2. 2023-09-30
    UNSAL, Aydin appointed
    director
  3. 2023-09-30
    UNSAL, Ilhan resigned
    director
  4. 2023-09-30
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-09-30
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-09-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-09-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-09-19
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  10. 2023-09-07
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  11. 2023-07-26
    UNSAL, Ilhan appointed
    director
  12. 2023-07-26
    UNSAL, Susan May resigned
    director
  13. 2023-07-26
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2023-07-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-07-26
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2023-07-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-11-11
    UNSAL, Ilhan resigned
    director
  20. 2020-11-11
    UNSAL, Susan May appointed
    director
  21. 2020-11-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  22. 2020-11-11
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2020-11-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2020-11-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  25. 2020-11-11
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  26. 2020-11-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2020-07-27
    UNSAL, Ali Ihsan resigned
    director
  28. 2020-07-27
    UNSAL, Ilhan appointed
    director
  29. 2020-05-19
    UNSAL, Susan May resigned
    director
  30. 2020-05-15
    UNSAL, Susan May appointed
    director
  31. 2020-05-06
    UNSAL, Ali Ihsan appointed
    director
  32. 2020-05-02
    UNSAL, Ilhan resigned
    director
  33. 2013-09-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As WILLIAM MEAT TRADER LTD
  34. 2013-09-13
    UNSAL, Ilhan 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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-12-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-10-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aydin Unsal
Individual · British · DOB 11/1994 · age 32
75100%
75-100% shares30/09/2023
7 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ilhan Unsalceased 30/09/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Susan May Unsalceased 26/07/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Susan May Unsalceased 11/11/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest
  • Mr Ilhan Unsalceased 11/11/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Ali Ihsan Unsalceased 27/07/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Susan May Unsalceased 19/05/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Dr Susan May Unsalceased 02/05/2020· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products

Registered office

77 Alston Drive
Bradwell Abbey
Milton Keynes
MK13 9HG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2023-12-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2022-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-10-14OVERDUE
Last: 2023-09-30

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

UNSAL, Aydin
director · ~32y · appointed 2023-09-30
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Active
UNSAL, Ali Ihsan
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-05-06 · resigned 2020-07-27
Resigned
UNSAL, Ilhan
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-07-26 · resigned 2023-09-30
Resigned
UNSAL, Ilhan
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-07-27 · resigned 2020-11-11
Resigned
UNSAL, Ilhan
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-09-13 · resigned 2020-05-02
Resigned
UNSAL, Susan May
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-11-11 · resigned 2023-07-26
Resigned
UNSAL, Susan May
director · ~60y · appointed 2020-05-15 · resigned 2020-05-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (68 total)

dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-30
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2023-09-19
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2023-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-13