AA EXCILLENT LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15347294 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-12
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47260
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47421SIC 47421
  • 79110Travel agency activities
  • 82190Photocopying, document preparation and other specialised office support activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). 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 (73/100).

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, 4 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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-01-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2026-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-12-17
    IFTIKHAR, Saad resigned
    director
  7. 2025-12-15
    TUFAIL, Muhammad appointed
    director
  8. 2025-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-08-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2025-08-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-08-28
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-08-28
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2025-08-28
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-08-28
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2025-06-26
    BABER, Adeel resigned
    director
  16. 2025-06-25
    IFTIKHAR, Saad appointed
    director
  17. 2023-12-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AA EXCILLENT LTD
  18. 2023-12-12
    BABER, Adeel appointed
    director
  19. 2023-12-12
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 2.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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
Mr Muhammad Tufail
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 01/1953 · age 73
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/12/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Saad Iftikharceased 17/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Awais Mushtaqceased 28/08/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Adeel Baberceased 26/06/2025· 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
Incorporated2023-12-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47260 — SIC 47260

Registered office

34 High Street
Stanford-Le-Hope
SS17 0HQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

TUFAIL, Muhammad
director · ~73y · appointed 2025-12-15
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Active
BABER, Adeel
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-12-12 · resigned 2025-06-26
Resigned
IFTIKHAR, Saad
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-06-25 · resigned 2025-12-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-28