N & A GHAFFAR LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC536675 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-31
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.
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees22002200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-06-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-01-03
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  11. 2018-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-04-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2016-05-31
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    Company incorporated
    As N & A GHAFFAR LIMITED
  15. 2016-05-31
    ➕
    GHAFFAR, Adnan Sikander appointed
    secretary
  16. 2016-05-31
    ➕
    GHAFFAR, Adnan Sikandar appointed
    director
  17. 2016-05-31
    ➕
    GHAFFAR, Mohammed Abdul appointed
    director
  18. 2016-05-31
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    GHAFFAR, Nasreen appointed
    director
  19. 2016-05-31
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GHAFFAR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nasreen Ghaffar
Individual · British · DOB 07/1968 · age 58
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/05/2025
Mr Adnan Sikandar Ghaffar
Individual · British · DOB 05/1989 · age 37
25–50%
—25-50% shares20/05/2025
Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
25–50%
25–50%board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest30/05/2017

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
Incorporated2016-05-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating

Registered office

67 Main Street
Plains
Airdrie
ML6 7JG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-03
Last: 2025-05-20

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

GHAFFAR, Adnan Sikander→
secretary · appointed 2016-05-31
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Active
GHAFFAR, Adnan Sikandar→
director · ~37y · appointed 2016-05-31
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Active
GHAFFAR, Mohammed Abdul→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-05-31
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Active
GHAFFAR, Nasreen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-05-31
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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-19