RAA SERVICES LTD

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SC573947 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-17
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2020
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
47/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 47/100 (watch), bankability 45/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 officers (0 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
47/100Watch
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
31
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2019Aug 2020

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2020-08-312019-08-31

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2022-07-30
    AJMAL, Muhammad resigned
    director
  2. 2022-07-30
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2022-01-13
    📄
    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  4. 2021-12-14
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  5. 2021-12-06
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  6. 2021-04-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-05-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-05-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-08-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As RAA SERVICES LTD
  10. 2017-08-17
    AJMAL, Muhammad appointed
    director
  11. 2017-08-17
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

3 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2022-05-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2022-08-30

No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Muhammad Ajmal
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
sig. influencesignificant influence17/08/2017

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
Incorporated2017-08-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands

Registered office

Global Accountancy Practice Ltd
10 Allison Street
Glasgow
G42 8NN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2022-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2020-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2022-08-30OVERDUE
Last: 2021-08-16

Officers (0 active · 1 resigned)

AJMAL, Muhammad
director · ~50y · appointed 2017-08-17 · resigned 2022-07-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-30
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2022-01-13
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-12-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2021-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2017-08-17