AGA ABI LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09556407 · ltd · incorporated 2015-04-23
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 8.6y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
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£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees400400

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-25
    ➖
    SARVALOKANATHAN, Sabeenthiran resigned
    director
  5. 2023-09-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-12-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-12-02
    ➕
    SARVALOKANATHAN, Sabeenthiran appointed
    director
  8. 2022-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-19
    ➖
    GNANAKUMAR, Anusha resigned
    director
  13. 2019-03-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2019-03-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2019-03-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-30
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  18. 2018-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-10-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2017-10-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  21. 2017-06-21
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    GNANAKUMAR, Velauthapillai appointed
    director
  22. 2017-06-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2015-04-23
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    Company incorporated
    As AGA ABI LIMITED
  24. 2015-04-23
    ➕
    GNANAKUMAR, Anusha 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 Gnanakumar Velauthapillai
Individual · British · DOB 12/1977 · age 49
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting19/03/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Anusha Gnanakumarceased 19/03/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2015-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

36 Dexter Avenue
Oldbrook
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK6 2HP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-08
Last: 2025-05-25

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GNANAKUMAR, Velauthapillai→
director · ~49y · appointed 2017-06-21
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Active
GNANAKUMAR, Anusha→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-04-23 · resigned 2019-03-19
Resigned
SARVALOKANATHAN, Sabeenthiran→
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-12-02 · resigned 2023-09-25
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge—03/10/2017—
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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-21