A&F EXCELLENCE (UK) LTD

💤Zombieactive
09689284 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-16
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£98.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 70221Financial management
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £98,858
Net assets shrinking
Down £37,328 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£99k
↓ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£137k
↑ 241% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27k£55k£82k£110k£137kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£38.1k£814
Current assets£137.3k£40.3k
Net assets£98.9k£136.2k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-03-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-03-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-01
    ➖
    MAHMOOD, Adeel resigned
    director
  9. 2023-06-01
    ➖
    MAHMOOD, Ambreen resigned
    director
  10. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-10-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2022-09-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2022-05-26
    ➖
    MAHMOOD, Farrukh resigned
    director
  15. 2022-05-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-05-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2022-05-23
    ➕
    MAHMOOD, Ambreen appointed
    director
  18. 2022-05-23
    ➕
    MAHMOOD, Ambreen appointed
    director
  19. 2022-03-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2021-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-02-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2020-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-07-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A&F EXCELLENCE (UK) LTD
  24. 2015-07-16
    ➕
    KAHAN, Barbara appointed
    director
  25. 2015-07-16
    ➖
    KAHAN, Barbara resigned
    director
  26. 2015-07-16
    ➕
    MAHMOOD, Adeel appointed
    director
  27. 2015-07-16
    ➕
    MAHMOOD, Farrukh 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Ambreen Mahmood
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
25–50%
—25-50% shares22/05/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Adeel Mahmoodceased 22/05/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Farrukh Mahmoodceased 01/12/2021· 25-50% 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
Incorporated2015-07-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

23 Downings
East Ham
London
E6 6WR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MAHMOOD, Ambreen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAHAN, Barbara→
director · ~95y · appointed 2015-07-16 · resigned 2015-07-16
Resigned
MAHMOOD, Adeel→
director · ~46y · appointed 2015-07-16 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned
MAHMOOD, Ambreen→
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-05-23 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned
MAHMOOD, Farrukh→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-07-16 · resigned 2022-05-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-09-26