A&A TRADERS & DISTRIBUTION LTD

💤Zombieactive

10705081 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-03

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£-22.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Freight transport by road

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £21,958

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£22k

↑ 52% YoY

Current Assets

£1k

↑ 808% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-04-29	2024-04-29
Total assets	£15.3k	£-43.8k
Current assets	£1.4k	£151
Net assets	£-22.0k	£-45.9k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2025-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-23
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-23
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-07
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dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-08-06
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JAN, Adil appointed
director
2025-08-06
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MASOOM, Mumtaz resigned
director
2025-07-29
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-06
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-15
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-15
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-15
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-15
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-09
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JABBAR, Abdul resigned
director
2024-05-09
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MASOOM, Mumtaz appointed
director
2024-01-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-05-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
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JABBAR, Abdul appointed
director
2021-01-05
➖
PATEL, Imran resigned
director
2020-02-26
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PATEL, Imran appointed
director
2020-02-25
➖
AHMED, Aisha resigned
director
2019-12-04
➕
AHMED, Aisha appointed
director
2019-12-04
➖
HUSSAIN, Ahmed, Mr. resigned
director
2019-02-25
➖
AHMED, Aisha resigned
director
2018-08-15
➕
HUSSAIN, Ahmed, Mr. appointed
director
2018-08-06
➕
AHMED, Aisha appointed
director
2018-08-06
➖
HUSSAIN, Ahmed, Mr. resigned
director
2017-04-03
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Company incorporated
As A&A TRADERS & DISTRIBUTION LTD
2017-04-03
➕
HUSSAIN, Ahmed, Mr. 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Adil Jan Individual · British · DOB 01/1984 · age 42	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/08/2025

5 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Mumtaz Masoonceased 06/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
Mr Abdul Jabbarceased 09/05/2024· significant influence
Imran Patelceased 05/01/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
Mrs Aisha Ahmedceased 25/02/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
Mr. Ahmed Hussainceased 04/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2017-04-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

Unit 47 Bordesley Green Road

Birmingham

B9 4TR

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-29

Last made up to: 2025-04-29

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-26

Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

JAN, Adil→

director · ~42y · appointed 2025-08-06

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

AHMED, Aisha→

director · ~44y · appointed 2019-12-04 · resigned 2020-02-25

Resigned

AHMED, Aisha→

director · ~44y · appointed 2018-08-06 · resigned 2019-02-25

Resigned

HUSSAIN, Ahmed, Mr.→

director · ~53y · appointed 2018-08-15 · resigned 2019-12-04

Resigned

HUSSAIN, Ahmed, Mr.→

director · ~53y · appointed 2017-04-03 · resigned 2018-08-06

Resigned

JABBAR, Abdul→

director · ~35y · appointed 2021-01-05 · resigned 2024-05-09

Resigned

MASOOM, Mumtaz→

director · ~40y · appointed 2024-05-09 · resigned 2025-08-06

Resigned

PATEL, Imran→

director · ~42y · appointed 2020-02-26 · resigned 2021-01-05

Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-10-29

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-10-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-10-23

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-10-23

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-10-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-10-23

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-10-23

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended

dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)

2025-08-07

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-07-29

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2025-05-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-05-03

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2025-04-01

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-31

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-05-15

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-05-15