ANIQ ATTIRE LTD

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14617343 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-25
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
£-5.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (76/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,164
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,781 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£5k
↓ 243% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£5k-£3k-£801£1k£4k£6kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£6.1k£7.2k
Current assets£5.0k£5.7k
Net assets£-5.2k£3.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-10-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-01-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANIQ ATTIRE LTD
  6. 2023-01-25
    BARI, Ashraful appointed
    director
  7. 2023-01-25
    📄
    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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ashraful Bari
Individual · British · DOB 12/1996 · age 30
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/01/2023

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
Incorporated2023-01-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

Office 28 Booth House Trading Estate
Featherstall Road South
Oldham
Greater Manchester
OL9 7TU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-07
Last: 2026-01-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BARI, Ashraful
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-01-25
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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-01-25