ABDALLA TRADING CO., LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16200486 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46150
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46520SIC 46520
  • 47540Retail sale of electrical household appliances in specialised stores
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-05
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-02-05
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2025-02-05
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-01-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABDALLA TRADING CO., LIMITED
  5. 2025-01-22
    ABDALLA, Elmahdi Abdalla Mohamedali appointed
    secretary
  6. 2025-01-22
    ABDALLA, Elmahdi Abdalla Mohamedali appointed
    director
  7. 2025-01-22
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ABDALLA" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Young company: Only 1.4 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

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-04

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Elmahdi Abdalla Mohamedali Abdalla
Individual · Sudanese · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/01/2025

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
Incorporated2025-01-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46150 — SIC 46150

Registered office

41 Devonshire Street Ground Floor Office 1
London
W1G 7AJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-22
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-04OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ABDALLA, Elmahdi Abdalla Mohamedali
secretary · appointed 2025-01-22
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ABDALLA, Elmahdi Abdalla Mohamedali
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-01-22
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Recent filings (4 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-02-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-05
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-22