A1 SPICES LTD

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12391758 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-08
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£74.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed hospitality with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £74,216

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£74k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£23k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£15k£30k£45k£59k£74kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£74.2k£74.2k
Current assets£23.4k£23.4k
Net assets£74.2k£74.2k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-06-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-02-01
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-07
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2024-10-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-01-17
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    address · AD01
  11. 2022-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-09
    KHAN, Zara Maizabeen appointed
    director
  13. 2022-08-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2022-08-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2022-08-09
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    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-08-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-08-08
    AHMED, Boshir resigned
    director
  18. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-07-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2020-07-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-07-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2020-07-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  23. 2020-07-01
    AHMED, Boshir appointed
    director
  24. 2020-07-01
    ROUF, Monica resigned
    director
  25. 2020-01-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 SPICES LTD
  26. 2020-01-08
    ROUF, Monica 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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-08-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Zara Maizabeen Khan
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/08/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Boshir Ahmedceased 09/08/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Monica Roufceased 01/07/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2020-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

Sk House
Arthur Road
Windsor
SL4 1SE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-08-23OVERDUE
Last: 2023-08-09

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KHAN, Zara Maizabeen
director · ~47y · appointed 2022-08-09
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Active
AHMED, Boshir
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-07-01 · resigned 2022-08-08
Resigned
ROUF, Monica
director · ~48y · appointed 2020-01-08 · resigned 2020-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (27 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-07-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-06-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-11-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-08-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-09