AALU LTD

💤Zombieactive
12805319 · ltd · incorporated 2020-08-11
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£3.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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, 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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,868

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£4k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 90% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£6kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£3.9k£2.6k
Current assets£6.5k£3.4k
Net assets£3.9k£2.6k

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
0
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 (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2022-08-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-08-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-04
    SIDDIQUI, Shaheer Ahmed resigned
    director
  9. 2021-10-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2021-10-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-10-05
    HAMZA, Mohammad appointed
    director
  12. 2020-08-11
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    Company incorporated
    As AALU LTD
  13. 2020-08-11
    SIDDIQUI, Shaheer Ahmed appointed
    director
  14. 2020-08-11
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

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
Mr Mohammad Hamza
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 06/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control17/10/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Shaheer Ahmed Siddiquiceased 04/05/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · 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
Incorporated2020-08-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

46 Dunloe Avenue
London
N17 6LA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-24
Last: 2025-08-10

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HAMZA, Mohammad
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-10-05
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Active
SIDDIQUI, Shaheer Ahmed
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-08-11 · resigned 2022-05-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-08-11