ALDRIDGE TRADING LTD
💤Zombieactive
11764801 · ltd · incorporated 2019-01-14
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-19.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
28 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £19,782
Net assets shrinking
Down £25,958 YoY
Cash YoY
-1%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£11k
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£20k
↓ 420% YoY
Current Assets
£52k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-6.4k | £29.5k |
| Current assets | £52.3k | £92.2k |
| Cash | £10.8k | £10.9k |
| Debtors | £37.3k | £77.3k |
| Net assets | £-19.8k | £6.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
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 (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-10📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-09-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-09-17➖JOHAL, Hardeep resigneddirector
- 2019-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-09-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ALDRIDGE TRADING LTD
- 2019-01-14➕SAADI, Asif Latif appointeddirector
- 2019-01-14➕JOHAL, Hardeep appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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 Asif Latif Saadi Individual · British · DOB 06/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 14/01/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Hardeep Johalceased 17/09/2019· 50-75% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A K [CHIPPIES] LIMITED→ 11828747 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AL-EN COFFEE LTD→ 16975553 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALEXANDROU AND ZACHARIA LTD→ 16294298 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALISHA'S FAST FOOD LTD→ 17103035 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALIZA GURUNG LTD→ 12762582 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ALL TOGETHER RETREATS LIMITED→ 16148721 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALLBRIDGE SUPPORT CIC→ 16944972 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLEN ACCOMMODATION LTD→ 15552257 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALLY'S BALTI HOUSE LTD→ 08907699 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-01-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
Bridge House
9-13 Holbrook Lane
Coventry
CV6 4AD
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
SAADI, Asif Latif→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2019-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
JOHAL, Hardeep→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-01-14 · resigned 2019-09-17
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-22