BRAZUKA INTERNATIONAL FOODS LTD

💤Zombieactive
10567391 · ltd · incorporated 2017-01-17
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
£-15.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46330
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46341SIC 46341
  • 46342SIC 46342
  • 46380Wholesale of other food, including fish, crustaceans and molluscs
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,586

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£16k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£-10.1k
Net assets£-15.6k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • 3 confirmation-statement
  • 2 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-04-22
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2026-04-21
    YASIN, Sadia appointed
    director
  4. 2026-04-21
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-04-21
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-04-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2026-04-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2026-04-17
    ASHFAQ, Mohammad resigned
    director
  9. 2025-10-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2025-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-10-16
    📄
    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  12. 2024-10-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-12-06
    📄
    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  14. 2023-11-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  15. 2023-11-15
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  16. 2023-10-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-11-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-01-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-10-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  20. 2017-01-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BRAZUKA INTERNATIONAL FOODS LTD
  21. 2017-01-17
    ASHFAQ, Mohammad 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-04-22: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Sadia Yasin
Individual · British · DOB 04/1990 · age 36
75100%
75-100% shares21/04/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Ashfaq Mohammadceased 21/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2017-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46330 — SIC 46330

Registered office

24 Queens Court
Queen Street
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF1 1LE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-12
Last: 2026-04-28

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

YASIN, Sadia
director · ~36y · appointed 2026-04-21
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Active
ASHFAQ, Mohammad
director · ~44y · appointed 2017-01-17 · resigned 2026-04-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-28
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-04-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2024-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08