AQUILA INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12638743 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47410Retail sale of computers, peripheral units and software in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-08-14
    SHEIKH, Haroon appointed
    director
  5. 2024-08-14
    SHEIKH, Mohammad Shoaib appointed
    director
  6. 2024-08-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-08-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-08-13
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2024-08-12
    FARRELL, Ian Patrick resigned
    director
  10. 2024-08-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-08-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2024-08-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2024-04-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-28
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2021-07-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2021-07-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  19. 2021-07-19
    SHAH, Chetan resigned
    secretary
  20. 2021-07-19
    FARRELL, Ian Patrick appointed
    director
  21. 2021-07-19
    SHAH, Chetan resigned
    director
  22. 2021-07-19
    SHAH, Divyakumar resigned
    director
  23. 2021-07-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2021-07-19
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  25. 2021-07-19
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  26. 2021-07-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2020-06-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AQUILA INTERNATIONAL GROUP LTD
  28. 2020-06-02
    SHEIKH, Waqar Yousuf appointed
    director
  29. 2020-06-02
    SHAH, Chetan appointed
    secretary
  30. 2020-06-02
    SHAH, Chetan appointed
    director
  31. 2020-06-02
    SHAH, Divyakumar appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-08-13: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Waqar Yousuf Sheikh
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control02/06/2020
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Aamar Gulzar Qureshiceased 12/08/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Ian Patrick Farrellceased 12/08/2024· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Divyakumar Shahceased 19/07/2021· board control
  • Mr Chetan Shahceased 19/07/2021· board control

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
Incorporated2020-06-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46510 — Wholesale of computers, computer peripheral equipment and software

Registered office

A M C House
12 Cumberland Avenue
London
NW10 7QL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-15
Last: 2026-06-01

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

SHEIKH, Haroon
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-08-14
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Active
SHEIKH, Mohammad Shoaib
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-08-14
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Active
SHEIKH, Waqar Yousuf
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAH, Chetan
secretary · appointed 2020-06-02 · resigned 2021-07-19
Resigned
FARRELL, Ian Patrick
director · ~62y · appointed 2021-07-19 · resigned 2024-08-12
Resigned
SHAH, Chetan
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-06-02 · resigned 2021-07-19
Resigned
SHAH, Divyakumar
director · ~51y · appointed 2020-06-02 · resigned 2021-07-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-14
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-08