AL BATNAGI LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14404082 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-07
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (2 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
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
66
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
8
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
9
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
14
filings
- • 5 persons-with-significant-control
- • 5 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-06➕ALBATNIJI, Ammar Ishaq Khalid appointeddirector
- 2026-05-06➕ALBATNIJI, Yaser appointeddirector
- 2026-05-06➖ELTANTAWY, Salaheldin resigneddirector
- 2026-05-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-06📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-05✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-20➖COHEN, Neil Stuart resigneddirector
- 2026-02-20➕ELTANTAWY, Salaheldin appointeddirector
- 2026-02-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-02-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-20📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-11-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs AL BATNAGI LTD
- 2022-10-07➕COHEN, Neil Stuart appointeddirector
- 2022-10-07➕SYMES, Darren appointeddirector
- 2022-10-07➖SYMES, Darren resigneddirector
- 2022-10-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
2 med · 1 low2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: COHEN, Neil Stuart resigned 2026-02-20; ELTANTAWY, Salaheldin resigned 2026-05-06
Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-05-05: certificate-change-of-name-company
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Ammar Ishaq Khalid Albatniji Individual · Palestinian · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/05/2026 |
Yaser Albatniji Individual · Palestinian · DOB 03/2001 · age 25 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/05/2026 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Salaheldin Eltantawyceased 06/05/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Neil Cohenceased 20/02/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Darren Symesceased 07/10/2022· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-10-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Unit 7 Initial Business Centre,
Wilson Business Park, Monsall Road
Manchester
M40 8WN
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-20
Last: 2026-05-06
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
ALBATNIJI, Ammar Ishaq Khalid→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2026-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALBATNIJI, Yaser→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2026-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COHEN, Neil Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-10-07 · resigned 2026-02-20
ELTANTAWY, Salaheldin→
Resigneddirector · ~25y · appointed 2026-02-20 · resigned 2026-05-06
SYMES, Darren→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-10-07 · resigned 2022-10-07
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Recent filings (25 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-06
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-10