A&S FOODS LTD

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13316227 · 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 2022
Net worth
£1.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed hospitality with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,926

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2022-04-30
Total assets£3.1k
Current assets£8.4k
Net assets£1.9k

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
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-20
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-11-01
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-10-31
    KHALIQ, Awais resigned
    director
  5. 2025-10-31
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-10-31
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-10-31
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-05-14
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2024-04-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-06-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2023-06-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2023-01-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A&S FOODS LTD
  14. 2021-04-06
    ANJUM, Sohail appointed
    director
  15. 2021-04-06
    KHALIQ, Awais appointed
    director
  16. 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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-01-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-04-19

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Sohail Anjum
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 07/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Awais Khaliqceased 31/10/2025· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-04-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

3 Windsor Court
Gillingham
ME7 4PQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2024-01-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2022-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-04-19OVERDUE
Last: 2024-04-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ANJUM, Sohail
director · ~47y · appointed 2021-04-06
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Active
KHALIQ, Awais
director · ~38y · appointed 2021-04-06 · resigned 2025-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-11-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-04-06