AL FRESH GLOBAL TRADERS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12453378 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-10
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 Feb 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. 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). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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£0Feb 2023Feb 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-02-292023-02-28

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2023-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2021-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2020-02-10
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    Company incorporated
    As AL FRESH GLOBAL TRADERS LTD
  6. 2020-02-10
    SATIA, Ilyas appointed
    director
  7. 2020-02-10
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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

2 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: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-23

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ilyas Satia
Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51
75100%
75-100% shares10/02/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Suite 16, Saturn Centre
Challenge Way
Blackburn, Lancashire
BB1 5QB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-02-29
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-23OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-09

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SATIA, Ilyas
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-02-10
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Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-02-10