AL KAREEM SWEETS & BAKERS LIMITED

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08720874 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-07
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£460.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10519
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
  • 56101Licenced restaurants
  • 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.1y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £460,558

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£461k
↑ 19% YoY
Current Assets
£532k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£106k£213k£319k£426k£532kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£488.1k£439.8k
Current assets£532.0k£463.3k
Net assets£460.6k£386.5k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-07-18
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  4. 2022-06-27
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  5. 2022-03-11
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  6. 2021-06-30
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  7. 2020-09-13
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  8. 2019-06-30
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  9. 2019-04-26
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  10. 2019-04-18
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  11. 2018-06-30
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  12. 2017-06-29
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  13. 2016-11-15
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  14. 2016-11-11
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  15. 2016-07-06
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  16. 2016-03-13
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  17. 2015-02-26
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    ALI, Muzaffar resigned
    director
  18. 2014-03-01
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    ALI, Muzaffar appointed
    director
  19. 2013-10-07
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    Company incorporated
    As AL KAREEM SWEETS & BAKERS LIMITED
  20. 2013-10-07
    ➕
    SHEIKH, Muhammad Shabir appointed
    director
  21. 2013-10-07
    ➕
    ALI, Muzaffar appointed
    director
  22. 2013-10-07
    ➖
    ALI, Muzaffar resigned
    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

58/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Muhammad Shabir Sheikh
Individual · British · DOB 03/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10519 — SIC 10519

Registered office

731 Romford Road
Manor Park
London
E12 5AW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SHEIKH, Muhammad Shabir→
director · ~50y · appointed 2013-10-07
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Active
ALI, Muzaffar→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2015-02-26
Resigned
ALI, Muzaffar→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-10-07 · resigned 2013-10-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge—18/04/2019—
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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-30