AA RETAIL LTD
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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £50.6k | £178.3k |
| Current assets | £62.0k | £66.5k |
| Net assets | £856 | £2.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-03-01➖PALLIKULANGARA, Sudheesh resignedsecretary
- 2020-10-05🏢Company incorporatedAs AA RETAIL LTD
- 2020-10-05➕KETHEESWARAN, Gunaratnam appointeddirector
- 2020-10-05➕PALLIKULANGARA, Sudheesh appointedsecretary
- 2020-10-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gunaratnam Ketheeswaran Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 05/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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