AA WHOLESALE AND RETAIL LTD

💤Zombieactive
10979122 · ltd · incorporated 2017-09-25
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 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
27 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2022-07-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-07-01
    ➖
    AHMAD, Awais resigned
    director
  7. 2022-05-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-05-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-05-02
    ➕
    AHMAD, Awais appointed
    director
  10. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-07-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-03-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2018-03-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-03-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2018-03-15
    ➕
    PARVEEN, Samreena appointed
    director
  21. 2018-03-15
    ➖
    AHMAD, Awais resigned
    director
  22. 2017-09-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AA WHOLESALE AND RETAIL LTD
  23. 2017-09-25
    ➕
    AHMAD, Awais 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
Mrs Samreena Parveen
Individual · English · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Awais Ahmadceased 15/03/2018· 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
Incorporated2017-09-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

32 Ashley Close
Rochdale
OL11 3EP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-11
Last: 2025-06-27

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PARVEEN, Samreena→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-03-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AHMAD, Awais→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-05-02 · resigned 2022-07-01
Resigned
AHMAD, Awais→
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-09-25 · resigned 2018-03-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-13