A1 MEAT & POULTRY LTD

💤Zombieactive
10389465 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-22
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£985.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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, 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
31 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 £985,142

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£985k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↓ 9.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£276k£552k£827k£1.1m£1.4mOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-302023-10-30
Total assets£985.1k£771.1k
Current assets£1.25M£1.38M
Net assets£985.1k£771.1k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2019-09-17
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Mohammad appointed
    director
  10. 2019-09-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2019-09-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-09-16
    ➖
    HUSSAIN, Yasir resigned
    director
  13. 2019-09-16
    ➖
    KHALIQ, Ahmed resigned
    director
  14. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-08-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-08-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-08-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-08-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2018-04-11
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    HUSSAIN, Yasir appointed
    director
  21. 2018-04-11
    ➕
    KHALIQ, Ahmed appointed
    director
  22. 2018-04-10
    ➖
    HUSSAIN, Mohammad resigned
    director
  23. 2018-04-10
    ➖
    MALIK, Shahida Perveen resigned
    director
  24. 2016-09-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 MEAT & POULTRY LTD
  25. 2016-09-22
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Mohammad appointed
    secretary
  26. 2016-09-22
    ➕
    MALIK, Shahida appointed
    secretary
  27. 2016-09-22
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Mohammad appointed
    director
  28. 2016-09-22
    ➕
    MALIK, Shahida Perveen 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
Mr Mohammad Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
——sig. influencesignificant influence22/09/2016

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
Incorporated2016-09-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products

Registered office

7 Mount Street
Bradford
BD3 9SW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-02
Last: 2026-04-18

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Mohammad→
secretary · appointed 2016-09-22
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Active
MALIK, Shahida→
secretary · appointed 2016-09-22
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Active
HUSSAIN, Mohammad→
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUSSAIN, Mohammad→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-09-22 · resigned 2018-04-10
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Yasir→
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-04-11 · resigned 2019-09-16
Resigned
KHALIQ, Ahmed→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-04-11 · resigned 2019-09-16
Resigned
MALIK, Shahida Perveen→
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-09-22 · resigned 2018-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-09