ABDULAZIZ FM FOR TRADING LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
15743785 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-26
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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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 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
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 |
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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
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-12-10➕MEDREK, Abdulmunem appointeddirector
- 2025-08-26➕ABDULAZIZ, Ahmed appointeddirector
- 2025-08-26➕ABDULAZIZ, Manhal appointeddirector
- 2025-08-26➖ELTANTAWY, Salaheldin Samir Ismail Abdelbaky resigneddirector
- 2025-08-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-26📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-26📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-08-14➕ELTANTAWY, Salaheldin Samir Ismail Abdelbaky appointeddirector
- 2025-08-14➖THORNTON, Nuala Martine resigneddirector
- 2025-08-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-08-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-08-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs ABDULAZIZ FM FOR TRADING LTD
- 2024-05-26➕THORNTON, Nuala Martine appointeddirector
- 2024-05-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABDULAZIZ" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
2 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: ELTANTAWY, Salaheldin Samir Ismail Abdelbaky resigned 2025-08-26; THORNTON, Nuala Martine resigned 2025-08-14
Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-08-26: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abdulmunem Medrek Individual · Syrian · DOB 10/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/12/2025 |
Ahmed Abdulaziz Individual · Syrian · DOB 01/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/08/2025 |
Manhal Abdulaziz Individual · Syrian · DOB 03/1985 · age 41 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 26/08/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Salaheldin Samir Ismail Abdelbaky Eltantawyceased 26/08/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mrs Nuala Martine Thorntonceased 14/08/2025· significant influence
- Cfs Secretaries Limitedceased 14/08/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Unit 7 Initial Business Centre
Wilson Business Park
Manchester
M40 8WN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
ABDULAZIZ, Ahmed→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-08-26
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ABDULAZIZ, Manhal→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2025-08-26
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MEDREK, Abdulmunem→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-12-10
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ELTANTAWY, Salaheldin Samir Ismail Abdelbaky→
Resigneddirector · ~25y · appointed 2025-08-14 · resigned 2025-08-26
THORNTON, Nuala Martine→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-05-26 · resigned 2025-08-14
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Recent filings (21 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-26
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-14