AIK SITAR LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15218490 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-18
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Licenced restaurants
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
85
Few red 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 £100

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
£100
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-10-31
Total assets£100
Current assets£100
Net assets£100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-07-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-04-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-04-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2024-03-31
    PATEL, Priyal resigned
    director
  7. 2024-01-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As AIK SITAR LTD
  9. 2023-10-18
    QURESHI, Khalid Anis appointed
    director
  10. 2023-10-18
    PATEL, Priyal appointed
    director
  11. 2023-10-18
    📄
    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 2.6 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Khalid Anis Qureshi
Individual · British · DOB 08/1977 · age 49
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control18/10/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Priyal Patelceased 10/07/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56101 — Licenced restaurants

Registered office

149 Strand
London
WC2R 1JA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

QURESHI, Khalid Anis
director · ~49y · appointed 2023-10-18
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Active
PATEL, Priyal
director · ~28y · appointed 2023-10-18 · resigned 2024-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-18