AA & A TRADERS LTD

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13783208 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-06
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed automotive with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. 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, 1 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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,836

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 5.5% YoY
Current Assets
£13k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£5k£8k£11k£13kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.8k£1.7k
Current assets£13.2k£13.0k
Net assets£1.8k£1.7k

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-02-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-01-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-01-01
    IQBAL, Komal appointed
    director
  8. 2024-01-01
    IQBAL, Komal resigned
    director
  9. 2023-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-06-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AA & A TRADERS LTD
  13. 2021-12-06
    ALI, Awais appointed
    director
  14. 2021-12-06
    📄
    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

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: 2026-02-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Awais Ali
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 08/1993 · age 33
75100%
75-100% shares06/12/2021

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
Incorporated2021-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Veka Recycling Manor Way Business Park
Manor Way
Swanscombe
DA10 0LL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-17OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ALI, Awais
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-12-06
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Active
IQBAL, Komal
director · ~29y · appointed 2024-01-01 · resigned 2024-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-14