CULCHETH MAILS & RETAIL LIMITED
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £14.4k | £8.4k |
| Current assets | £25.0k | £13.9k |
| Net assets | £14.4k | £8.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-11-01➖UGRADAR, Sarfraz Daud resigneddirector
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-01-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-01-15➖UGRADAR, Daud Ismail resigneddirector
- 2017-12-01➕UGRADAR, Farhan Daud appointeddirector
- 2017-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-08➕UGRADAR, Daud Ismail appointeddirector
- 2015-01-22🏢Company incorporatedAs CULCHETH MAILS & RETAIL LIMITED
- 2015-01-22➕UGRADAR, Sarfraz Daud appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Farhan Daud Ugradar Individual · British · DOB 04/1985 · age 41 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 15/12/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Sarfraz Daud Ugradarceased 15/12/2019· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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