ABQAD LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
16301573 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-07
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
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (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 (56/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
7
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 address
  • 2 officers
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 address
  • 2 officers
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 address
  • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-02
    HUSSAIN, Rafakat appointed
    director
  2. 2026-05-02
    QADIR, Abdul resigned
    director
  3. 2026-05-02
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-05-02
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2026-05-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2026-05-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2026-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2025-03-07
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    Company incorporated
    As ABQAD LIMITED
  10. 2025-03-07
    QADIR, Abdul appointed
    director
  11. 2025-03-07
    📄
    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 1.2 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 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Rafakat Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/05/2026
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Abdul Qadirceased 02/05/2026· 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
Incorporated2025-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

Flat 29 Guildmaster Court
Desborough Road
High Wycombe
HP11 2RQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Rafakat
director · ~48y · appointed 2026-05-02
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Active
QADIR, Abdul
director · ~32y · appointed 2025-03-07 · resigned 2026-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-07