AA EXPERTS FOOD & DRINKS LTD

💤Zombieactive
12973757 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-26
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 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.

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£0Oct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-02-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-02-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-11-01
    ➕
    KARARA, Anis appointed
    director
  6. 2025-10-31
    ➖
    WASITY, Arkan resigned
    director
  7. 2025-07-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-02-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-11-01
    ➖
    HADJ AHMED, Sid Ahmed resigned
    director
  11. 2024-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-03-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2024-03-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-02-17
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-02-07
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-09-03
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-09-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2021-08-31
    ➕
    HADJ AHMED, Sid Ahmed appointed
    director
  21. 2021-08-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2021-08-31
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2021-08-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  24. 2021-03-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2021-01-05
    ➖
    RAISKHAIL, Abdullah resigned
    director
  26. 2020-10-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AA EXPERTS FOOD & DRINKS LTD
  27. 2020-10-26
    ➕
    RAISKHAIL, Abdullah appointed
    director
  28. 2020-10-26
    ➕
    WASITY, Arkan appointed
    director

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 Anis Karara
Individual · French · DOB 10/1997 · age 29
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest01/11/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Arkan Wasityceased 31/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Abdullah Raiskhailceased 05/01/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco

Registered office

53 Nine Acres Close
Hayes
UB3 1SW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KARARA, Anis→
director · ~29y · appointed 2025-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HADJ AHMED, Sid Ahmed→
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-08-31 · resigned 2024-11-01
Resigned
RAISKHAIL, Abdullah→
director · ~46y · appointed 2020-10-26 · resigned 2021-01-05
Resigned
WASITY, Arkan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2020-10-26 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08