AIN AL THIQA COMPANY LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15534824 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-01
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active 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: medium (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
21 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
6
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 4 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-22
    HASSANEIN, Yasser Ahmed Abdelsalam appointed
    secretary
  2. 2026-05-22
    HASSANEIN, Yasser Ahmed Abdelsalam appointed
    director
  3. 2026-05-22
    ELAZAZI, Ashraf Ibrahim Khalil Ibrahim resigned
    director
  4. 2026-05-22
    HAMAD, Hossam Mohamed Abdelsalam Mohamed resigned
    director
  5. 2026-05-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2026-05-22
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2026-05-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2026-05-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2026-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2026-05-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2025-08-21
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  12. 2025-08-20
    ELAZAZI, Ashraf Ibrahim Khalil Ibrahim appointed
    director
  13. 2025-08-20
    HAMAD, Hossam Mohamed Abdelsalam Mohamed appointed
    director
  14. 2025-08-20
    IBRAHIM, Ashraf Mohammed Abdou Awad resigned
    director
  15. 2025-08-20
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2025-08-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2025-08-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2025-08-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2025-08-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2025-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2025-08-19
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2025-08-19
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  23. 2025-08-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  24. 2025-08-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2025-08-17
    IBRAHIM, Ashraf Mohammed Abdou Awad appointed
    director
  26. 2025-08-17
    SZEWCZYK, Grzegorz resigned
    director
  27. 2025-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  28. 2024-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AIN AL THIQA COMPANY LTD
  29. 2024-03-01
    SZEWCZYK, Grzegorz appointed
    director
  30. 2024-03-01
    📄
    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 2.3 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

2 med ·
4 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ELAZAZI, Ashraf Ibrahim Khalil Ibrahim resigned 2026-05-22; HAMAD, Hossam Mohamed Abdelsalam Mohamed resigned 2026-05-22; IBRAHIM, Ashraf Mohammed Abdou Awad resigned 2025-08-20

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-08-21: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Yasser Ahmed Abdelsalam Hassanein
Individual · Egyptian · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest20/05/2026
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Ashraf Ibrahim Khalil Ibrahim Elazaziceased 22/05/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mr Ashraf Mohammed Abdou Awad Ibrahimceased 20/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Grzegorz Szewczykceased 17/08/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

85 Great Portland Street
First Floor
London
W1W 7LT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

HASSANEIN, Yasser Ahmed Abdelsalam
secretary · appointed 2026-05-22
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Active
HASSANEIN, Yasser Ahmed Abdelsalam
director · ~53y · appointed 2026-05-22
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Active
ELAZAZI, Ashraf Ibrahim Khalil Ibrahim
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-08-20 · resigned 2026-05-22
Resigned
HAMAD, Hossam Mohamed Abdelsalam Mohamed
director · ~35y · appointed 2025-08-20 · resigned 2026-05-22
Resigned
IBRAHIM, Ashraf Mohammed Abdou Awad
director · ~32y · appointed 2025-08-17 · resigned 2025-08-20
Resigned
SZEWCZYK, Grzegorz
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-03-01 · resigned 2025-08-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-05-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-22
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-19