AL SAFA (LON) LTD

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11380514 · ltd · incorporated 2018-05-24
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
£94.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46330SIC 46330
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

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, 3 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 (1 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
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 £94,188
Cash YoY
+57%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£113k
↑ 57% YoY
Net Worth
£94k
↑ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£113k
↓ 1.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£23k£46k£69k£92k£115kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£94.2k£60.5k
Current assets£113.3k£114.5k
Cash£113.2k£72.2k
Debtors£115£14.0k
Net assets£94.2k£60.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-23
    ➖
    SALMAN, Afif resigned
    secretary
  4. 2023-10-23
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-08-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-08-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-02-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-02-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-01-02
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2019-12-20
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-12-10
    ➕
    SALMAN, Afif appointed
    secretary
  16. 2019-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-07-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2018-11-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2018-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As AL SAFA (LON) LTD
  21. 2018-05-24
    ➕
    ZEINELDAR, Mohamed Rabie Mohamed Ibrahim appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Mr Mohamed Rabie Mohamed Ibrahim Zeineldar
Individual · Egyptian · DOB 01/1959 · age 67
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/05/2018

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
Incorporated2018-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10710 — Manufacture of bread; manufacture of fresh pastry goods and cakes

Registered office

364-368 Cranbrook Road
Ilford
IG2 6HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ZEINELDAR, Mohamed Rabie Mohamed Ibrahim→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-05-24
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Active
SALMAN, Afif→
secretary · appointed 2019-12-10 · resigned 2023-10-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-16
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-14