AZIZ CATERING LTD

💤Zombieactive
11607723 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-05
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£134.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 56290Other food services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). 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 (79/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 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 £133,976

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£134k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
↑ 36% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27k£54k£80k£107k£134kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£134.0k£110.1k
Current assets£26.2k£19.2k
Net assets£134.0k£110.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-24
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  2. 2024-11-13
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  3. 2024-10-24
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  4. 2024-05-15
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  5. 2024-05-15
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  6. 2024-05-15
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  7. 2024-05-15
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  8. 2024-04-20
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  9. 2024-04-20
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  10. 2024-04-20
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  11. 2024-04-20
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  12. 2024-04-01
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    AHMED, Aziz appointed
    director
  13. 2024-04-01
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    AHMED, Aziz appointed
    director
  14. 2024-04-01
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    AHMED, Aziz resigned
    director
  15. 2024-03-31
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    AHMED, Haaroon resigned
    director
  16. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  17. 2023-07-14
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  18. 2023-07-14
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  19. 2023-07-14
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  20. 2023-07-14
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  21. 2023-07-10
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    AHMED, Adam Din resigned
    director
  22. 2023-07-10
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    AHMED, Haaroon appointed
    director
  23. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  25. 2021-09-30
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    AHMED, Khayyam resigned
    director
  26. 2021-05-01
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    AHMED, Adam Din appointed
    director
  27. 2018-10-05
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    Company incorporated
    As AZIZ CATERING LTD
  28. 2018-10-05
    ➕
    AHMED, Khayyam 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 68 — 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 68. 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 Aziz Ahmed
Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/04/2024
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Aziz Ahmedceased 01/04/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Haaroon Ahmedceased 31/03/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Adam Din Ahmedceased 10/06/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr Khayyam Ahmedceased 01/05/2021· 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
Incorporated2018-10-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

1 Wesley Place
Dewsbury
WF13 1HD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

AHMED, Aziz→
director · ~68y · appointed 2024-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AHMED, Adam Din→
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-05-01 · resigned 2023-07-10
Resigned
AHMED, Aziz→
director · ~64y · appointed 2024-04-01 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned
AHMED, Haaroon→
director · ~31y · appointed 2023-07-10 · resigned 2024-03-31
Resigned
AHMED, Khayyam→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-10-05 · resigned 2021-09-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-04-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-20