A/Z FROZEN FOODS LTD
🌳Matureactive
09326388 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-25
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £2,427
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2k
↑ 125% YoY
Current Assets
£138k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.5k | £17.6k |
| Current assets | £138.4k | £132.8k |
| Net assets | £2.4k | £1.1k |
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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-datepersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-15📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-02-15📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2014-11-25🏢Company incorporatedAs A/Z FROZEN FOODS LTD
- 2014-11-25➕BHETTI, Mohammed Shabir appointeddirector
- 2014-11-25➕PARVEEN, Shabana appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
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.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mohammed Shabir Bhetti Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Shabana Parveen Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
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
Incorporated2014-11-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46380 — Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Registered office
48 - 52 Penny Lane Mossley Hill
Liverpool
Merseyside
L18 1DG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
BHETTI, Mohammed Shabir→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARVEEN, Shabana→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-11-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (32 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-16