AAAF PROPERTIES LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -67% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 6.4y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £655.8k | £689.9k |
| Current assets | £271.6k | £242.1k |
| Cash | £5.9k | £17.7k |
| Debtors | £265.7k | £224.4k |
| Net assets | £73.9k | £64.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-02📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-13📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-09-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-26📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-07-04📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-18📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-02-12🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2020-02-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-02-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2020-02-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AAAF PROPERTIES LTD
- 2015-06-23➕ASIM, Mohammed appointedsecretary
- 2015-06-23➕ASIM, Mohammed appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-07
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mohammed Asim Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 23/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/02/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/02/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/02/2020 | — |