AHMED HALAL MEAT & GROCERY LTD

💤Zombieactive
14331200 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-01
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of meat and meat products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 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
21 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£8k£16k£24k£32k£40kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£2.5k
Current assets£40.3k
Net assets£2.5k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-24
    AFZAL, Islam appointed
    director
  3. 2025-02-24
    RAZA, Syed Ali Ahsan resigned
    director
  4. 2025-02-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-02-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-02-24
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-02-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-08-15
    AFZAL, Islam resigned
    director
  9. 2024-08-15
    RAZA, Syed Ali Ahsan appointed
    director
  10. 2024-08-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-08-15
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  12. 2024-08-15
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-08-15
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2024-06-13
    AFZAL, Islam appointed
    director
  15. 2024-06-13
    RAZA, Syed Ali Ahsan resigned
    director
  16. 2024-06-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-06-13
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  18. 2024-06-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2024-06-13
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2024-05-31
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    accounts · AA
  21. 2023-05-19
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    address · AD01
  22. 2022-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As AHMED HALAL MEAT & GROCERY LTD
  23. 2022-09-01
    RAZA, Syed Ali Ahsan appointed
    director
  24. 2022-09-01
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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

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: 2026-03-10

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Islam Afzal
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 10/2000 · age 26
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control24/02/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Syed Ali Ahsan Razaceased 24/02/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Islam Afzalceased 15/08/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Syed Ali Ahsan Razaceased 13/06/2024· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46320 — Wholesale of meat and meat products

Registered office

C/O Digitus
363a Dunstable Road
Luton
LU4 8BY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-24

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

AFZAL, Islam
director · ~26y · appointed 2025-02-24
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Active
AFZAL, Islam
director · ~26y · appointed 2024-06-13 · resigned 2024-08-15
Resigned
RAZA, Syed Ali Ahsan
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-08-15 · resigned 2025-02-24
Resigned
RAZA, Syed Ali Ahsan
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-09-01 · resigned 2024-06-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-15
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-13