AL-HAQ TRADERS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15420333 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-17
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 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.

Key financials

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

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-31

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 (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2024-08-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-08-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2024-08-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-08-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-08-07
    HAQ, Anwar Ul resigned
    director
  8. 2024-08-06
    HASSAN, Ali appointed
    director
  9. 2024-01-17
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    Company incorporated
    As AL-HAQ TRADERS LTD
  10. 2024-01-17
    HAQ, Anwar Ul appointed
    director
  11. 2024-01-17
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    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 2.4 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ali Hassan
Individual · Italian · DOB 10/2001 · age 25
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest07/08/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Anwar Ul Haqceased 07/08/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2024-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit N/2/45cd Nortex Business Centre
105 Chorley Old Road
Bolton
BL1 3AS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-06
Last: 2025-08-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HASSAN, Ali
director · ~25y · appointed 2024-08-06
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Active
HAQ, Anwar Ul
director · ~32y · appointed 2024-01-17 · resigned 2024-08-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-08-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-17