ARIFSUM LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
15653539 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-16
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
52/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46450
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 52/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
52/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
20
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review 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
Metric2025-04-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2026-07-14
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2026-04-18
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2026-03-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ARIFSUM LTD
  7. 2024-04-16
    CHOWDHURY, Mohammed Arif Uddin appointed
    director
  8. 2024-04-16
    📄
    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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-14

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammed Arif Uddin Chowdhury
Individual · British · DOB 11/2000 · age 26
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control16/04/2024

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-04-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46450 — SIC 46450

Registered office

21 Croft Street
Hyde
SK14 1LH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2025-04-15

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

CHOWDHURY, Mohammed Arif Uddin
director · ~26y · appointed 2024-04-16
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Recent filings (6 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-07-14
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-04-28
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-26
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-16