CONTINENTAL UK TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09910648 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-10
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£201.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £201,483
Cash YoY
+152%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£71k
↑ 152% YoY
Net Worth
£201k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£532k
↑ 8.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£106k£213k£319k£426k£532kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£272.3k£251.4k
Current assets£532.4k£490.2k
Cash£70.9k£28.2k
Debtors£281.4k£317.0k
Net assets£201.5k£180.6k

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 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-02-01
    ➖
    KRIR, Khalifa resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-02-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-27
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2021-06-18
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2021-04-13
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2020-12-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-12-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CONTINENTAL UK TRADING LIMITED
  18. 2015-12-10
    ➕
    FASI, Sharif Ali appointed
    director
  19. 2015-12-10
    ➕
    KRIR, Khalifa appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Sharif Ali Fasi
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

D9, Haselmere Industrial Estate Wigan Road
Ashton-In-Makerfield
Wigan
Lancashire
WN4 0BZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FASI, Sharif Ali→
director · ~64y · appointed 2015-12-10
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Active
KRIR, Khalifa→
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-12-10 · resigned 2026-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-25