AALO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10185850 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-18
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 May 2025
Net worth
£51.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 £51,240

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£51k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£10k£20k£31k£41k£51kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£5.1k£7.4k
Current assets£2.5k£4.0k
Net assets£51.2k£29.4k

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
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-08-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-08-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-02-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-01-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-01-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-01-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2019-02-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-12-01
    BEGUM, Shahnaz appointed
    director
  19. 2017-12-01
    RASHID, Harun resigned
    director
  20. 2016-05-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AALO LIMITED
  21. 2016-05-18
    RASHID, Harun 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
Miss Shahnaz Begum
Individual · British · DOB 06/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/12/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Harun Rashidceased 27/01/2020· 75-100% 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
Incorporated2016-05-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

91 Commercial Street
Risca
Newport
NP11 6AZ
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BEGUM, Shahnaz
director · ~36y · appointed 2017-12-01
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Active
RASHID, Harun
director · ~43y · appointed 2016-05-18 · resigned 2017-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05