A2YOU TRADE LTD

🚨Distressedactive
14924119 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-08
Investment thesis
Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.
Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.
Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£-1.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 40/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
35
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £1,261

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£1k
Current Assets
£68
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-06-30
Total assets£-1.3k
Current assets£68
Net assets£-1.3k

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-05-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-05-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-05-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-05-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-08-28
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-08-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2023-06-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A2YOU TRADE LTD
  9. 2023-06-08
    ALI-SHEIKH, Ikram Mohamud appointed
    director
  10. 2023-06-08
    📄
    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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-21

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Ikram Mohamud Ali-Sheikh
Individual · British · DOB 03/1996 · age 30
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

Flat 11 Berryland Court
4 Piper Close
London
N7 8TQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

ALI-SHEIKH, Ikram Mohamud
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-06-08
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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-08