ALHAFEZ-UK LTD
💤Zombieactive
14726420 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-13
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-6.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).
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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,289
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,419 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1k
Net Worth
-£6k
↓ 223% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 638% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.9k | £5.6k |
| Current assets | £4.8k | £647 |
| Cash | £1.1k | — |
| Net assets | £-6.3k | £5.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-09-01➕ABDUL HAFEZ, Aawad Mohammad appointeddirector
- 2023-09-01➖ABDAL HAFEZ, Raafat resigneddirector
- 2023-05-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-05-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-01➕ABDAL HAFEZ, Raafat appointeddirector
- 2023-04-01➖ABDUL HAFEZ, Aawad Mohammad resigneddirector
- 2023-03-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ALHAFEZ-UK LTD
- 2023-03-13➕ABDUL HAFEZ, Aawad Mohammad appointeddirector
- 2023-03-13📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Aawad Mohammad Abdul Hafez Individual · Syrian · DOB 04/1989 · age 37 | 75–100% | — | board control75-100% shares · board control | 01/09/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Raafat Abdal Hafezceased 01/09/2023· 75-100% voting
- Mr Aawad Mohammad Abdul Hafezceased 01/04/2023· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Registered office
11 Sherborne Square
Liverpool
L36 9UR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
ABDUL HAFEZ, Aawad Mohammad→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ABDAL HAFEZ, Raafat→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2023-04-01 · resigned 2023-09-01
ABDUL HAFEZ, Aawad Mohammad→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2023-03-13 · resigned 2023-04-01
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Recent filings (15 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-09-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-09-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-13