AASHNI RETAIL UK LTD
💤Zombieactive
09316956 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-18
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 2025
Net worth
£-2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47820
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,915
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
-£3k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↑ 110% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-30 | 2024-03-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £34.2k | £-2.6k |
| Current assets | £34.2k | £16.3k |
| Cash | — | £1.3k |
| Debtors | — | £15.0k |
| Net assets | £-2.9k | £-2.6k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-10-05📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-10-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-05-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-05-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-01➕DOSHI, Anshul Gautam appointeddirector
- 2021-04-01➖HINDOCHA, Bharat Thakarshi resigneddirector
- 2021-04-01➖KOHLI-VERMA, Preema resigneddirector
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-08-24➖KHAN, Saher resigneddirector
- 2016-03-24➖BROCZKO, Viktor resigneddirector
- 2016-03-23➕BROCZKO, Viktor appointeddirector
- 2016-03-23➕HINDOCHA, Bharat Thakarshi appointeddirector
- 2016-03-23➕KOHLI-VERMA, Preema appointeddirector
- 2015-03-01➖CONGRESS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-11-18🏢Company incorporatedAs AASHNI RETAIL UK LTD
- 2014-11-18➕CONGRESS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-11-18➕KHAN, Saher appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-06-26: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anshul Gautam Doshi Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares · firm interest | 01/04/2021 |
Mrs Aashni Shah Individual · Indian · DOB 10/1985 · age 41 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 04/11/2022 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Anshul Gautam Doshiceased 01/04/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr Viktor Broczkoceased 01/04/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Preema Kohli-Vermaceased 01/04/2021· 25-50% shares
- Mr Bharat Thakarshi Hindochaceased 01/04/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47820 — SIC 47820
Registered office
125 Ledbury Road Ledbury Road
London
W11 2AQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
DOSHI, Anshul Gautam→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CONGRESS COMPANY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-11-18 · resigned 2015-03-01
BROCZKO, Viktor→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2016-03-23 · resigned 2016-03-24
HINDOCHA, Bharat Thakarshi→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2016-03-23 · resigned 2021-04-01
KHAN, Saher→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2014-11-18 · resigned 2016-08-24
KOHLI-VERMA, Preema→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2016-03-23 · resigned 2021-04-01
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Recent filings (51 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-05