A3 INTERNATIONAL TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08984583 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-08
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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: medium (59/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2022-08-03
    📄
    restoration-order-of-court
    restoration · AC92
  2. 2022-08-03
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2018-11-20
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  4. 2018-11-20
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  5. 2018-09-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  6. 2018-08-22
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  7. 2018-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2017-05-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2017-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-06-03
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2015-10-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-04-30
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2014-04-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A3 INTERNATIONAL TRADING LIMITED
  14. 2014-04-08
    DAUDHER, Amandeep Singh appointed
    director
  15. 2014-04-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.

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: 2019-01-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2019-04-22

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Amandeep Singh Daudher
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
75–100%75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Jr House
236 Imperial Drive
Harrow
Middlesex
HA2 7HJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2019-01-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2017-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2019-04-22OVERDUE
Last: 2018-04-08

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DAUDHER, Amandeep Singh
director · ~46y · appointed 2014-04-08
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Recent filings (14 total)

restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2022-08-03
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-08-03
gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-11-20
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-09-04
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-01-27
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-10-15
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-04-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2014-04-08