AAYLEX GROUP LTD
💤Zombieactive
12985592 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-30
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 52103SIC 52103
- 52219SIC 52219
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 3.5y
20/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~3.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-30➖BARBULESCU, Cristian resigneddirector
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-14🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD
- 2022-12-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-12-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2022-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-01➖GASPAR, Mihaela resigneddirector
- 2022-04-01➕BARBULESCU, Cristian appointeddirector
- 2022-04-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-03-14➕STANCA, Pia-Irina appointeddirector
- 2022-03-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-02-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-12-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-30🏢Company incorporatedAs AAYLEX GROUP LTD
- 2020-10-30➕GASPAR, Mihaela appointeddirector
- 2020-10-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bogdan Stanca Individual · Romanian · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 30/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products
Registered office
Meridien House
42 Upper Berkeley Street
London
W1H 5PW
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-19
Last: 2025-10-05
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
STANCA, Pia-Irina→
Activedirector · ~30y · appointed 2022-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARBULESCU, Cristian→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-04-01 · resigned 2025-10-30
GASPAR, Mihaela→
Resigneddirector · ~40y · appointed 2020-10-30 · resigned 2022-05-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc Invoice Finance (UK) LTD | A registered charge | — | 14/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/12/2022 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-22
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-01