ABUBAKAR CONTINENTAL FOODS LIMITED

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13265440 · ltd · incorporated 2021-03-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: high (80/100)

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

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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-03-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-12-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-03-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-03-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-03-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2021-03-22
    BUTT, Muhammad Rehan appointed
    director
  12. 2021-03-22
    BUTT, Adnan resigned
    director
  13. 2021-03-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABUBAKAR CONTINENTAL FOODS LIMITED
  14. 2021-03-15
    BUTT, Adnan appointed
    director
  15. 2021-03-15
    📄
    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: 2026-04-06

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Muhammad Rehan Butt
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
75100%
75-100% shares22/03/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Adnan Buttceased 22/03/2021· significant influence

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
Incorporated2021-03-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores

Registered office

54 Rectory Lane
Bracknell
RG12 7BP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

BUTT, Muhammad Rehan
director · ~52y · appointed 2021-03-22
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Active
BUTT, Adnan
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-03-15 · resigned 2021-03-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-03-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-03-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-03-23