ALMA DELIKATESY LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 5.1y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £292.2k |
| Current assets | — | £114.8k |
| Cash | — | £91.4k |
| Debtors | — | £3.4k |
| Net assets | — | £113.4k |
| Average employees | -400 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-11-18🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2021-07-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-07-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2021-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-04-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-03-27🏢Company incorporatedAs ALMA DELIKATESY LIMITED
- 2019-03-27➕AHMED, Hemn appointeddirector
- 2019-03-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Hemn Ahmed Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/03/2026 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Hemn Ahmedceased 13/04/2026· 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.
Similar companies
Active · Retail · HU postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABYCRAFT LTD→ 16753560 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ADKINS & MOSS LTD→ 15442583 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADRAN MAINTENANCE LIMITED→ 15358498 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ADSHINWARI ENTERPRISES LTD→ 16557026 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AETERNIA GROUP LIMITED→ 16335215 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AJK SALES LTD→ 15859937 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALCHEMY AT HOME LTD→ 16275350 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALEX DAVIS PCS LTD→ 15050167 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALEXANDER ELLIS LTD→ 07669397 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ALIBABA INERNATIONAL SUPERSTORE LIMITED→ 16373030 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALLEN HARRISON CO LTD→ 13384189 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ALLURE ACCESSORIES LTD→ 16669262 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 18/11/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/07/2021 | — |