ARABIAN TRADING AND CONTRACTING CO LTD
🌱Startupactive
16926089 · ltd · incorporated 2025-12-22
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
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 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 (55/100)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
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
15 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
9
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 gazette
Last 180 days
14
filings
- • 6 address
- • 3 officers
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-06-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-05-14➕QURESHI, Muhammad Ammar appointeddirector
- 2026-05-14➖AFTAB, Imran resigneddirector
- 2026-05-14➖AFTAB, Kamran resigneddirector
- 2026-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-05-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2026-03-25📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-pscaddress · RP10
- 2026-03-25📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-pscaddress · RP10
- 2026-03-25📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2026-03-25📍default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officeraddress · RP09
- 2026-03-25📍default-companies-house-registered-office-address-appliedaddress · RP05
- 2025-12-22🏢Company incorporatedAs ARABIAN TRADING AND CONTRACTING CO LTD
- 2025-12-22➕AFTAB, Imran appointeddirector
- 2025-12-22➕AFTAB, Kamran appointeddirector
- 2025-12-22📄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 0.5 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
1 med · 1 low2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: AFTAB, Imran resigned 2026-05-14; AFTAB, Kamran resigned 2026-05-14
Multiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Muhammad Ammar Qureshi Individual · Dutch · DOB 06/1990 · age 36 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 14/05/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Imran Aftabceased 14/05/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Kamran Aftabceased 14/05/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2025-12-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Unit A
82 James Carter Road
Mildenhall
Suffolk
IP28 7DE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-22
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: —
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
QURESHI, Muhammad Ammar→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2026-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AFTAB, Imran→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2025-12-22 · resigned 2026-05-14
AFTAB, Kamran→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2025-12-22 · resigned 2026-05-14
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Recent filings (15 total)
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-05-05
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-03-25
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-psc
address · RP10
2026-03-25
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-03-25
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2026-03-25
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2026-03-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-12-22