ACCHA ORIENTAL FOODSTORE LTD

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC391925 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-21
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
63/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46170
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2018-01-23
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2018-01-23
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2017-02-09
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    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  4. 2017-01-10
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  5. 2016-12-29
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2016-12-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2016-03-01
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2015-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2015-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2015-02-03
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2014-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2014-02-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2013-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2013-01-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2012-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-01-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-05-03
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  18. 2011-01-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACCHA ORIENTAL FOODSTORE LTD
  19. 2011-01-21
    ➕
    RASHID, Abdul appointed
    director
  20. 2011-01-21
    ➕
    RASHID, Ally appointed
    director
  21. 2011-01-21
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

96/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-01-23

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46170 — SIC 46170

Registered office

200 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8EB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2015-01-31
Confirmation statement
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Last: —

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

RASHID, Abdul→
director · ~86y · appointed 2011-01-21
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RASHID, Ally→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-01-21
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Recent filings (17 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-01-23
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2017-02-09
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2017-01-10
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2016-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-12-07
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-10-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-09-08
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-10-31
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-10-31
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-11-02
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-01-24