AFGHAN RESTAURANT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08941759 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-17
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£452.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
- 56210Event catering activities
- 56290Other food services
Investor take
PursueStrong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
48 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £452,462
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£404k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£452k
↑ 81% YoY
Current Assets
£648k
↑ 57% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £556.5k | £354.0k |
| Current assets | £648.1k | £413.0k |
| Cash | £404.4k | £350.7k |
| Debtors | £215.1k | £33.2k |
| Net assets | £452.5k | £250.0k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-11📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-09-09🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Union Bank of India (UK) Limited
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-03📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AAMD
- 2024-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-01➕NASERI, Khalid appointeddirector
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-05-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-02-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-02-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-12-01➕NASERI, Faridoon appointeddirector
- 2020-12-01➕IQBAL, Arif appointeddirector
- 2020-12-01➖IQBAL, Arif resigneddirector
- 2020-12-01➖MUNSHI, Qaed resigneddirector
- 2015-04-01➖TOUSEEF, Muhammad resigneddirector
- 2014-04-01➕MUNSHI, Qaed appointeddirector
- 2014-03-17🏢Company incorporatedAs AFGHAN RESTAURANT LIMITED
- 2014-03-17➕TOUSEEF, Muhammad appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Khalid Naseri Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2023 |
Mr Faridoon Naseri Individual · Afghan · DOB 10/1998 · age 28 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 01/12/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Arif Iqbalceased 01/12/2020· 75-100% shares
- Mr Qaed Munshiceased 01/12/2020· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 22G FOOD COURT LTD→ 15827372 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| 777 JAMAICAN CATERING LTD→ 15984260 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| A.FEATHER & CO.LIMITED→ 00571662 · est 1956 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 69y | — | — |
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| ADREAMZ EVENTS LIMITED→ 15237463 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AFGHAN BITES LTD→ 15751609 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Registered office
830 Uxbridge Road
Hayes
UB4 0RR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
NASERI, Faridoon→
Activedirector · ~28y · appointed 2020-12-01
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NASERI, Khalid→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2023-06-01
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IQBAL, Arif→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2020-12-01 · resigned 2020-12-01
MUNSHI, Qaed→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2020-12-01
TOUSEEF, Muhammad→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2014-03-17 · resigned 2015-04-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Union Bank of India (UK) Union Bank of India (UK) Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/09/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (48 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-05-20