ALI BABA HUMMUS LTD
Opportunity 71/100 (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 (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-10-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ALI BABA HUMMUS LTD
- 2019-09-13➕JANBAKHSH JAMES, Ines Alexandra Laroussi appointeddirector
- 2019-09-13📄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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Ines Alexandra Laroussi Janbakhsh James Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 13/09/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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