A-FOOD GROUP LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15089428 · ltd · incorporated 2023-08-22
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46420Wholesale of clothing and footwear
  • 46900Non-specialised wholesale trade
  • 82301Activities of exhibition and fair organisers
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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, 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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
69/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-03-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-02-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-01-11
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  7. 2025-01-11
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  8. 2025-01-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A-FOOD GROUP LTD
  10. 2023-08-22
    EASTOP BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  11. 2023-08-22
    YANG, Gang appointed
    director
  12. 2023-08-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Gang Yang
Individual · Chinese · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/08/2023

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
Incorporated2023-08-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles

Registered office

37 Croydon Road
Beckenham
BR3 4AB
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

EASTOP BUSINESS CONSULTANCY LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2023-08-22
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Active
YANG, Gang
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-08-22
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Recent filings (11 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-25
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-01-11
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-08-22