A1 FOODS (S) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12177203 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-28
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Unlicenced restaurants and cafes
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: 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.

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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
22 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£200£400£600£800£1kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£1.0k
Debtors£1.0k
Net assets£1.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-21
    MANZOOR, Mohammed resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-01-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-01-15
    MANZOOR, Mohammed appointed
    director
  7. 2024-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2022-05-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2021-08-19
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-08-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-07-13
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2021-05-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2019-08-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 FOODS (S) LIMITED
  18. 2019-08-28
    MANZOOR, Arshid Iftikhar appointed
    director
  19. 2019-08-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Some 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Arshid Iftikhar Manzoor
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
sig. influencesignificant influence28/08/2019

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
Incorporated2019-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56102 — Unlicenced restaurants and cafes

Registered office

51-53 Wicker
Sheffield
S3 8HT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MANZOOR, Arshid Iftikhar
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-08-28
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Active
MANZOOR, Mohammed
director · ~90y · appointed 2025-01-15 · resigned 2025-08-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-25
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25