ALAYANA LTD

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14955004 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-22
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£2.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
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 asset-holding vehicle — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (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, 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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 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
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth 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
59
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 £2,098

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 529% YoY
Current Assets
£25
↓ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£489£28£546£1k£2k£2kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£25£-489
Current assets£25£1.6k
Net assets£2.1k£-489

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
4
filings
  • 4 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 4 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-04-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-04-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-01-01
    AMJAD, Ghulam Muhammad appointed
    director
  6. 2026-01-01
    AMJAD, Ghulam Muhammad resigned
    director
  7. 2025-12-31
    AFZAL, Ali Naqi appointed
    director
  8. 2025-12-31
    KHAN, Fatima resigned
    director
  9. 2025-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-11-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-11-01
    KHAN, Fatima appointed
    director
  12. 2025-10-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2025-10-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2025-08-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2024-07-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2024-07-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2024-07-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2024-04-01
    KHAN, Fatima resigned
    director
  20. 2024-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2024-02-22
    KHAN, Fatima appointed
    director
  22. 2024-02-22
    KHAN, Fatima resigned
    director
  23. 2023-07-01
    AFZAL, Ali Naqi resigned
    director
  24. 2023-07-01
    KHAN, Fatima appointed
    director
  25. 2023-06-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALAYANA LTD
  26. 2023-06-22
    AFZAL, Ali Naqi appointed
    director
  27. 2023-06-22
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    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 · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-05

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: AMJAD, Ghulam Muhammad resigned 2026-01-01; KHAN, Fatima resigned 2025-12-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ali Naqi Afzal
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 12/2002 · age 24
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

20 Purlwell Cresent
Batley
West Yorkshire
WF17 7PA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-05OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-21

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

AFZAL, Ali Naqi
director · ~24y · appointed 2025-12-31
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Active
AFZAL, Ali Naqi
director · ~24y · appointed 2023-06-22 · resigned 2023-07-01
Resigned
AMJAD, Ghulam Muhammad
director · ~19y · appointed 2026-01-01 · resigned 2026-01-01
Resigned
KHAN, Fatima
director · ~25y · appointed 2025-11-01 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
KHAN, Fatima
director · ~25y · appointed 2024-02-22 · resigned 2024-02-22
Resigned
KHAN, Fatima
director · ~25y · appointed 2023-07-01 · resigned 2024-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (17 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-06