AA ELITE TRADERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11352105 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-09
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
£175.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47429
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: 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, 2 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
25 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
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 £175,673

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£176k
↑ 78% YoY
Current Assets
£79k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£35k£70k£105k£141k£176kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£35.7k£2.7k
Current assets£78.6k£59.3k
Net assets£175.7k£98.7k

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-11-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-11-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2023-09-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2020-03-05
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  14. 2020-03-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-05-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AA ELITE TRADERS LIMITED
  18. 2018-05-09
    HUSSAIN, Rauf appointed
    secretary
  19. 2018-05-09
    HUSSAIN, Rauf appointed
    director
  20. 2018-05-09
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Rauf Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
75100%
75-100% shares05/03/2020

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
Incorporated2018-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47429 — SIC 47429

Registered office

Deeplish House
174 Milkstone Road
Rochdale
OL11 1NA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Rauf
secretary · appointed 2018-05-09
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HUSSAIN, Rauf
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-05-09
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-13