BANGLA MART LTD

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14763374 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-28
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
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of fruit and vegetables
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46499Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
  • 47240Retail sale of bread, cakes, flour confectionery and sugar confectionery in specialised stores
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed wholesale with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
11 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,044
Net assets shrinking
Down £815 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↑ 205200% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.0k£1.9k
Current assets£10.3k£5
Net assets£1.0k£1.9k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-11-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-23
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-28
    FEROZE, Rashed Monzur resigned
    director
  6. 2024-02-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2024-01-11
    FEROZE, Rashed Monzur appointed
    director
  8. 2024-01-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-09-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-03-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BANGLA MART LTD
  11. 2023-03-28
    SATTAR, Ashraf Syed Abdus appointed
    director
  12. 2023-03-28
    📄
    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: 2026-04-06

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ashraf Syed Abdus Sattar
Individual · Bangladeshi · DOB 11/1980 · age 46
5075%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control28/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46310 — Wholesale of fruit and vegetables

Registered office

6 Duncombe Drive
Seacroft
Leeds
LS14 1GJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-06OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

SATTAR, Ashraf Syed Abdus
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-03-28
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Active
FEROZE, Rashed Monzur
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-01-11 · resigned 2024-02-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-28