AAQA FOODS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09409346 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-28
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56290Other food services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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: 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, 2 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees400600

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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 (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2022-10-12
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  7. 2022-09-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-22
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-09-21
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-25
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2019-09-24
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2018-07-05
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    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-07-04
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    YOUSAF, Qaisar appointed
    director
  19. 2018-07-04
    ➖
    YOUSAF, Muhammad Faisal resigned
    director
  20. 2017-12-04
    ➖
    KHAN, Sohail resigned
    director
  21. 2017-12-01
    ➕
    YOUSAF, Muhammad Faisal appointed
    director
  22. 2015-01-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AAQA FOODS LTD
  23. 2015-01-28
    ➕
    KHAN, Sohail appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Qaisar Yousaf
Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49
75–100%
—75-100% shares04/07/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Sohail Khanceased 04/07/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2015-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

34 Bell Road
Hounslow
TW3 3PB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-19
Last: 2025-07-05

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

YOUSAF, Qaisar→
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-07-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KHAN, Sohail→
director · ~38y · appointed 2015-01-28 · resigned 2017-12-04
Resigned
YOUSAF, Muhammad Faisal→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-12-01 · resigned 2018-07-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2022-10-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-09-22
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20