AROMA GRILL EXMOUTH LTD
💤Zombieactive
13868101 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-24
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-4.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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, 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,237
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
-£4k
↑ 63% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-4.2k | £-11.6k |
| Current assets | £1.9k | £2.3k |
| Cash | £1.9k | £2.3k |
| Net assets | £-4.2k | £-11.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-09➕UR REHMAN, Haseeb appointeddirector
- 2023-11-09➖PARTON, Neil James resigneddirector
- 2023-01-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-01-21📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-01-10➕PARTON, Neil James appointeddirector
- 2023-01-08➖REHMAN, Haseeb Ur resigneddirector
- 2023-01-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-20➖YASIN, Moheed Ali resigneddirector
- 2022-11-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-04➕YASIN, Moheed Ali appointeddirector
- 2022-05-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-05-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-05-04➕REHMAN, Haseeb Ur appointeddirector
- 2022-05-04➖YASIN, Moheed Ali resigneddirector
- 2022-01-24🏢Company incorporatedAs AROMA GRILL EXMOUTH LTD
- 2022-01-24➕YASIN, Moheed Ali appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Haseeb Ur Rehman Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 09/11/2023 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Neil James Partonceased 15/12/2025· 75-100% voting
- Mr Haseeb Ur Rehmanceased 08/01/2023· board control · trust interest · firm interest
- Mr Moheed Ali Yasinceased 04/05/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A&S 2014 LTD→ 14131912 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| ALAMO INTERNATIONAL RECRUITMENT AGENTS LTD→ 15592663 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| AMAZING GRAZING EXMOUTH LTD→ 14776897 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| AMC EXETER LTD→ 10435215 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ANDREWSHAYES LIMITED→ 05846844 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| ANNIE AND THE FLINT LIMITED→ 16154760 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| APPLE SNACKS LTD→ 13821280 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ARDA 23 LTD→ 16529408 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARLO LETTING LTD→ 12138131 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ARMADA STREET RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ 02898106 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants
Registered office
23 Exeter Road
Exmouth
EX8 1PN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
UR REHMAN, Haseeb→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2023-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PARTON, Neil James→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-01-10 · resigned 2023-11-09
REHMAN, Haseeb Ur→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-05-04 · resigned 2023-01-08
YASIN, Moheed Ali→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · appointed 2022-11-04 · resigned 2022-12-20
YASIN, Moheed Ali→
Resigneddirector · ~27y · appointed 2022-01-24 · resigned 2022-05-04
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Recent filings (27 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-11-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-21