AYAT TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12859829 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-04
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
£21.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail 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 (78/100)

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
23 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,420
Cash YoY
+67%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£51k
↑ 67% YoY
Net Worth
£21k
↑ 352% YoY
Current Assets
£74k
↑ 39% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£15k£29k£44k£59k£74kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£102.2k£85.5k
Current assets£73.6k£53.1k
Cash£50.6k£30.3k
Debtors£3.4k£3.1k
Net assets£21.4k£4.7k

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.

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-06-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-06-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-06-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-06-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2022-02-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-09-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-05-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-05-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-05-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-03-23
    BLAGGAN, Karandeep Kaur appointed
    director
  18. 2021-03-23
    BLAGGAN, Sukhwinder appointed
    director
  19. 2021-03-23
    BLAGGAN, Sukhwinder resigned
    director
  20. 2021-03-23
    HASSAN, Sheraz resigned
    director
  21. 2020-12-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2020-09-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AYAT TRADING LIMITED
  23. 2020-09-04
    HASSAN, Sheraz appointed
    director
  24. 2020-09-04
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    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

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: 2026-06-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karandeep Kaur Blaggan
Individual · British · DOB 11/1987 · age 39
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/03/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Sukhwinder Blagganceased 23/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Sheraz Hassanceased 23/03/2021· 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
Incorporated2020-09-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores

Registered office

37 Commercial Street Commercial Street
Newport
NP20 1HP
Wales

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-01

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

BLAGGAN, Karandeep Kaur
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-03-23
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Active
BLAGGAN, Sukhwinder
director · ~40y · appointed 2021-03-23 · resigned 2021-03-23
Resigned
HASSAN, Sheraz
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-09-04 · resigned 2021-03-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-01