3.A.H. TRADING COMPANY LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
12773153 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-28
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
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees11

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-05-25
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2023-05-15
    ➕
    CAPT, Michel appointed
    director
  8. 2023-05-15
    ➖
    DURUSSEL, Christian resigned
    director
  9. 2022-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As 3.A.H. TRADING COMPANY LTD
  12. 2020-07-28
    ➕
    FIDES FINANCE LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  13. 2020-07-28
    ➕
    FIDES MANAGING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  14. 2020-07-28
    ➕
    DURUSSEL, Christian appointed
    director
  15. 2020-07-28
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Maher Houdrouge
Individual · Senegalese · DOB 03/1979 · age 47
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/07/2020

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
Incorporated2020-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46110 — Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods

Registered office

4 Victoria Square
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 3TF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

CAPT, Michel→
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FIDES FINANCE LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2020-07-28
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Active
FIDES MANAGING LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2020-07-28
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Active
DURUSSEL, Christian→
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-07-28 · resigned 2023-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2021-02-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-07-28