AA FOODS ESSEX LIMITED
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £81.9k | — |
| Current assets | £134.3k | — |
| Net assets | £81.9k | — |
| Average employees | — | 800 |
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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-05-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-25➕MEHTA, Rmandeep Kaur appointeddirector
- 2019-09-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AA FOODS ESSEX LIMITED
- 2019-04-30➕MEHTA, Amil appointeddirector
- 2019-04-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Amil Mehta Individual · British · DOB 09/1985 · age 41 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 30/04/2019 |
Mrs Rmandeep Kaur Mehta Individual · British · DOB 02/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/01/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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