ALHAJJAJ FOR TRADE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15444791 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-26
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47290Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
- 47710Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 65/100 (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: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
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
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-30➕ALI, Elhjaj Salah Hassen appointedsecretary
- 2025-10-30➕ALI, Elhjaj Salah Hassen appointeddirector
- 2025-10-30➖IBRAHIM, Ashraf Mohammed Abdou Awad resigneddirector
- 2025-10-30✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-10-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-30📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-30📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-28➕IBRAHIM, Ashraf Mohammed Abdou Awad appointeddirector
- 2025-10-28➖IBRAHIM, Ashraf Mohammed Abdou Awad resigneddirector
- 2025-10-28➕IBRAHIM, Ashraf Mohammed Abdou Awad appointeddirector
- 2025-10-28➖SZEWCZYK, Grzegorz resigneddirector
- 2025-10-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-28📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-10-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ALHAJJAJ FOR TRADE LTD
- 2024-01-26➕SZEWCZYK, Grzegorz appointeddirector
- 2024-01-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
2 med ·3 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: IBRAHIM, Ashraf Mohammed Abdou Awad resigned 2025-10-28; IBRAHIM, Ashraf Mohammed Abdou Awad resigned 2025-10-30; SZEWCZYK, Grzegorz resigned 2025-10-28
Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-10-30: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Elhjaj Salah Hassen Ali Individual · Sudanese · DOB 12/1986 · age 40 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 30/10/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ashraf Mohammed Abdou Awad Ibrahimceased 30/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Grzegorz Szewczykceased 28/10/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing
Registered office
7 Bell Yard
London
WC2A 2JR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
ALI, Elhjaj Salah Hassen→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-10-30
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ALI, Elhjaj Salah Hassen→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-10-30
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IBRAHIM, Ashraf Mohammed Abdou Awad→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-10-28 · resigned 2025-10-28
IBRAHIM, Ashraf Mohammed Abdou Awad→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-10-28 · resigned 2025-10-30
SZEWCZYK, Grzegorz→
Resigneddirector · ~41y · appointed 2024-01-26 · resigned 2025-10-28
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Recent filings (18 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-10-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-10-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-28