AETHER WEAR LTD

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16264596 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-19
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
59/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of clothing and footwear
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47990Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (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: medium (55/100)

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
59/100Worth 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
59
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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-11-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-11-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2025-11-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-11-06
    KHAN, Haider Sarfraz appointed
    director
  7. 2025-11-06
    SULTANA, Razia resigned
    director
  8. 2025-08-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-08-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-08-09
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2025-08-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2025-08-06
    ABDI, Abdi Jamaal resigned
    director
  13. 2025-08-06
    SULTANA, Razia appointed
    director
  14. 2025-02-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AETHER WEAR LTD
  15. 2025-02-19
    ABDI, Abdi Jamaal appointed
    director
  16. 2025-02-19
    📄
    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 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 · 1 med ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-04

2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: ABDI, Abdi Jamaal resigned 2025-08-06; SULTANA, Razia resigned 2025-11-06

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Haider Sarfraz Khan
Individual · Pakistani · DOB 08/1996 · age 30
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest06/11/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Razia Sultanaceased 06/11/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mr Abdi Jamaal Abdiceased 06/08/2025· 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
Incorporated2025-02-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46420 — Wholesale of clothing and footwear

Registered office

40 Sandene Avenue
Huddersfield
HD4 5LT
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-04OVERDUE
Last:

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

KHAN, Haider Sarfraz
director · ~30y · appointed 2025-11-06
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Active
ABDI, Abdi Jamaal
director · ~44y · appointed 2025-02-19 · resigned 2025-08-06
Resigned
SULTANA, Razia
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-08-06 · resigned 2025-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (10 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-11-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-19