AYL WHOLESALE LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
13683360 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-15
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 95220Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (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: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
20
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-03
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2025-06-03
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2025-03-18
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2025-03-06
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2024-07-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-06
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2023-06-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AYL WHOLESALE LIMITED
  9. 2021-10-15
    LITRAS, Andreas appointed
    director
  10. 2021-10-15
    📄
    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 ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-06-03

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andreas Litras
Individual · Cypriot · DOB 09/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/10/2021

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47540 — Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores

Registered office

Unit 18b Mimram Road Industrial Estate
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG14 1NN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2023-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2024-10-14

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

LITRAS, Andreas
director · ~51y · appointed 2021-10-15
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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2025-06-03
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-03-18
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-15