ALI FOOD & BUTCHERS LTD
🌳Matureactive
09120031 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-08
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 600 | -500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-12➖ALI, Mohammad Shaqeer resigneddirector
- 2025-06-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-08-17📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2023-07-04📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-06-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-06-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-05-31📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-01➕BEGUM, Lubna appointeddirector
- 2020-07-01➕ALI, Mohammad Shaqeer appointeddirector
- 2014-07-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ALI FOOD & BUTCHERS LTD
- 2014-07-08➕ALI, Shamshir appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
64/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-26
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Shamshir Ali Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · firm interest | 01/08/2023 |
Mrs Lubna Begum Individual · British · DOB 05/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 01/08/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Mohammad Shaqeer Aliceased 12/06/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Shamshir Aliceased 01/08/2022· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-07-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47210 — Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores
Registered office
47 Woodbridge Hill
Guildford
Surrey
GU2 9AD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-12
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
ALI, Shamshir→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2014-07-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEGUM, Lubna→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALI, Mohammad Shaqeer→
Resigneddirector · ~29y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2025-06-12
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Recent filings (38 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-26
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2023-08-17
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-23