BENGAL SPICES (HATFIELD) LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14768105 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-30
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£30.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
7 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £30,935

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£31k
↑ 759% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↑ 652% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£9k£18k£27k£35k£44kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£30.9k£3.6k
Current assets£44.3k£5.9k
Net assets£30.9k£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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2023-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BENGAL SPICES (HATFIELD) LTD
  5. 2023-03-30
    ALI, Md Sayed appointed
    director
  6. 2023-03-30
    LAIS, Abul appointed
    director
  7. 2023-03-30
    RAHMAN, Ataur appointed
    director
  8. 2023-03-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Md Sayed Ali
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/03/2023
Mr Abul Lais
Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/03/2023
Mr Ataur Rahman
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/03/2023

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
Incorporated2023-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

10 Market Place
Hatfield
AL10 0LN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-12
Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

ALI, Md Sayed
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-03-30
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Active
LAIS, Abul
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-03-30
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Active
RAHMAN, Ataur
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-03-30
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Active

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Recent filings (7 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-30