A & Y FAST FOODS LTD
🌳Matureactive
09645167 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-18
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
42 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,949
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£3k
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £127.4k |
| Current assets | £21.0k |
| Net assets | £2.9k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-10-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-06-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-06-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-05-09🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-05-09🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Together Commercial Finance Limited
- 2022-12-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-12-28🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-09-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-09-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-14➕OZTURK, Yucel appointeddirector
- 2017-06-30➕OZTURK, Ayshe appointeddirector
- 2017-06-30➖OZTURK, Yucel resigneddirector
- 2016-12-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
- 2016-11-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited
- 2015-06-18🏢Company incorporatedAs A & Y FAST FOODS LTD
- 2015-06-18➕OZTURK, Yucel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Ayshe Ozturk Individual · British · DOB 10/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
68 Mytton Oak Road
Copthorne
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY3 8UH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-23
Last: 2025-08-09
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
OZTURK, Ayshe→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2017-06-30
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OZTURK, Yucel→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-11-14
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OZTURK, Yucel→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2015-06-18 · resigned 2017-06-30
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/05/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Together Money Together Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/05/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/12/2016 | — | |
| satisfied | Thincats Loan Syndicates Thincats Loan Syndicates Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/11/2016 | 28/12/2022 |
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Recent filings (42 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-28