AA & A TRADERS LTD
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.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| 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
- • 1 gazette
- • 1 gazette
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-01➕IQBAL, Komal appointeddirector
- 2024-01-01➖IQBAL, Komal resigneddirector
- 2023-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-06🏢Company incorporatedAs AA & A TRADERS LTD
- 2021-12-06➕ALI, Awais appointeddirector
- 2021-12-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Awais Ali Individual · Pakistani · DOB 08/1993 · age 33 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/12/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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