A2Z WHOLESALE & DISTRIBUTIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
14795672 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£886
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 2 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
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £886

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£886
↑ 786% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 4899% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1,000£2k£3k£4k£5kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£886£100
Current assets£5.0k£100
Net assets£886£100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2023-04-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A2Z WHOLESALE & DISTRIBUTIONS LTD
  5. 2023-04-12
    ALI, Mohammad Hassan Sarwar appointed
    director
  6. 2023-04-12
    📄
    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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammad Hassan Sarwar Ali
Individual · British · DOB 09/1991 · age 35
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

92 Penny Meadow
Ashton-Under-Lyne
OL6 6EP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-25
Last: 2026-01-11

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ALI, Mohammad Hassan Sarwar
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-04-12
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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-12