A6 MOBILE & VAPES LTD
🌱Startupactive
16212955 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-28
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
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47421SIC 47421
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), 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: 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 (57/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
Last 90 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-01➕ALI, Abid appointeddirector
- 2026-05-01➖ALI, Wajid resigneddirector
- 2025-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-13📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-05-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-05-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-01➕ALI, Wajid appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01➖BOGIREDDY, Nagarjuna resigneddirector
- 2025-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs A6 MOBILE & VAPES LTD
- 2025-01-28➕BOGIREDDY, Nagarjuna appointeddirector
- 2025-01-28📄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 1.4 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Abid Ali Individual · British · DOB 02/1996 · age 30 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/05/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Wajid Aliceased 01/05/2026· significant influence · firm interest
- Mr Nagarjuna Bogireddyceased 01/04/2025· 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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| A1 PLUS CONVENIENCE STORES LTD→ 15922902 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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| A2Z COLLECTION LIMITED→ 15303304 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| A2Z ELECTRONICS MANCHESTER LTD→ 14704519 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-01-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
320 Moston Lane
Manchester
M40 9WB
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-28
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
Active
ALI, Wajid→
Resigneddirector · ~32y · appointed 2025-04-01 · resigned 2026-05-01
BOGIREDDY, Nagarjuna→
Resigneddirector · ~29y · appointed 2025-01-28 · resigned 2025-04-01
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Recent filings (11 total)
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-28