AURIKANZ RETAIL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
13313611 · ltd · incorporated 2021-04-06
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
  • 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
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: medium (79/100)

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
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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-10-11
    CARVALHO, Aurika resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-11-22
    CARVALHO, Aurika appointed
    director
  6. 2024-11-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-01-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AURIKANZ RETAIL LIMITED
  10. 2021-04-06
    DARWAJKAR, Shaikh Mohmmad Ishaque Ismail appointed
    director
  11. 2021-04-06
    📄
    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

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 Shaikh Mohmmad Ishaque Ismail Darwajkar
Individual · Indian · DOB 01/1979 · age 47
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2021

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
Incorporated2021-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Registered office

102 Rosemary Avenue
Hounslow
TW4 7JG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

DARWAJKAR, Shaikh Mohmmad Ishaque Ismail
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-04-06
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Active
CARVALHO, Aurika
director · ~46y · appointed 2024-11-22 · resigned 2025-10-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-04-06