ALLIANCE BROTHERS FOODS LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15203741 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-11
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 500 |
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
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-21📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-03-10📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-10-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLIANCE BROTHERS FOODS LIMITED
- 2023-10-11➕AKBAR, Ali appointeddirector
- 2023-10-11➕ZAFAR BEGUM, Arfan appointeddirector
- 2023-10-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ali Akbar Individual · Italian · DOB 11/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/10/2023 |
Mr Arfan Zafar Begum Individual · Spanish · DOB 01/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 11/10/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Imran Muzafar Ali Begumceased 11/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABN CORPORATE LTD→ 13665395 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACENTA GROUP LIMITED→ 13468498 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| ALBERT HARRISON & CO.LIMITED→ 00361308 · est 1940 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 85y | — | — |
| ALNES LIFE LTD→ 16923200 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AMAAN PATEL TRADING LTD→ 16242808 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| APEX BUILDING DISTRIBUTORS LTD→ 16230243 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AR ELECTRICAL WHOLESALE LTD→ 16904128 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AR PRODUCE LTD→ 16380428 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ARCHWAY HOUSE HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 12579874 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ARIF150 MUBASHAR TRADING LIMITED→ 16969493 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ARISTA (U.K.) LIMITED→ 01147853 · est 1973 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 52y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-10-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
1 Brief Street
Burnley
BB10 1AS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-13
Last: 2025-11-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
ZAFAR BEGUM, Arfan→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-10-11
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Recent filings (11 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-29
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-11