A2Z DISTRIBUTOR LTD

💤Zombieactive
13900819 · ltd · incorporated 2022-02-08
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 49320SIC 49320
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-28
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-08-15
    BANO, Azra appointed
    secretary
  4. 2025-07-29
    BANO, Azra resigned
    director
  5. 2025-07-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-07-30
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-07-17
    BANO, Azra appointed
    director
  8. 2024-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A2Z DISTRIBUTOR LTD
  12. 2022-02-08
    HANNAN, Abdul appointed
    director
  13. 2022-02-08
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    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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Abdul Hannan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/02/2022

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
Incorporated2022-02-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

21 Valentine Green Valentine Green
Warwick
CV34 6YG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

BANO, Azra
secretary · appointed 2025-08-15
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Active
HANNAN, Abdul
director · ~51y · appointed 2022-02-08
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Active
BANO, Azra
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-07-17 · resigned 2025-07-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-02-08