ALTAR LONDON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12324827 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-20
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
Upgrade to see
Turnover
year to Nov 2023
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
🔔
Follow this company (free)
Email alerts on filings, charges, director changes, gazette notices. No account needed.

Unsubscribe any time from any email. GDPR-respectful.

What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46160
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 74100Specialised design activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2022Nov 2023

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2023-11-302022-11-30
Average employees100100

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
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 address
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-06
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-05-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2026-04-16
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  4. 2026-01-14
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-12-23
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-09-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-01-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-12-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-11-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2023-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-05-24
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2022-04-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2022-04-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2022-04-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2022-02-03
    VALDEZ, Christian resigned
    director
  18. 2022-02-03
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-08-25
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-08-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2021-08-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2021-07-29
    VALDEZ, Christian appointed
    director
  23. 2019-11-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALTAR LONDON LIMITED
  24. 2019-11-20
    SARANDAH, Fadi Kazem appointed
    director

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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-11-30

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Fadi Kazem Sarandah
Individual · British · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/09/2020
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Nayl Majidceased 01/09/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Fadia Holdings Limitedceased 01/09/2020· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Wholesale & distribution · CF postcode area
CompanyEst. valueTurnoverNet worthStaffAgeOppDirector
ASCENDIA WHOLESALERS LTD
16860162 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
AUDIO CAVE (CARDIFF) LTD
10680518 · est 2017 · no financials extracted
9y
BABY BARE BUBBLES LIMITED
11381573 · est 2018 · no financials extracted
7y
BARRINGTON BUSINESS CONSULTANTS LIMITED
09518272 · est 2015 · no financials extracted
11y
BAY PROVISIONS LIMITED
09272701 · est 2014 · no financials extracted
11y
BEAUTY GSK LIMITED
16552261 · est 2025 · no financials extracted
BEKITE LIMITED
15771159 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
BELLEDGE LIMITED
13083426 · est 2020 · no financials extracted
5y
BESPOKE BOXING LTD
15667942 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
BESPOKE WINES LTD
06732625 · est 2008 · no financials extracted
17y
BEST FRUIT LTD
16083326 · est 2024 · no financials extracted
1y
BIG AL'S VENDING LTD
17113245 · est 2026 · no financials extracted
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions

9 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 →
🔒Advanced scoring suite

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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46160 — SIC 46160

Registered office

12324827 - COMPANIES HOUSE DEFAULT ADDRESS
Cardiff
CF14 8LH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-11-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2023-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SARANDAH, Fadi Kazem
director · ~47y · appointed 2019-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VALDEZ, Christian
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-07-29 · resigned 2022-02-03
Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (43 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-06-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-12
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-31
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30