AMERICAN CONFECTIONERS LTD
Opportunity 68/100 (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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £321 | £2.3k |
| Current assets | £33.4k | £27.4k |
| Net assets | £321 | £2.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-12-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-11-18➕AZAD, Moosa appointeddirector
- 2024-11-18➖ARIF, Abiya resigneddirector
- 2024-11-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs AMERICAN CONFECTIONERS LTD
- 2023-02-23➕ARIF, Abiya appointeddirector
- 2023-02-23📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-10-14: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Moosa Azad Individual · Pakistani · DOB 01/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 18/11/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Abiya Arifceased 18/11/2024· 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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