AALAM FOOD LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC767773 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-29
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47110Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
- 53202Unlicenced Carrier
- 82920Packaging activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 4 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
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
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
18 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-08-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-07-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-01➕ABBAS, Malik Zaigham appointeddirector
- 2025-06-01➖AHMED, Naveed resigneddirector
- 2025-05-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-05-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-06-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-01➕AHMED, Naveed appointeddirector
- 2024-06-01➖MCGOLDRICK, Thomas Kevin resigneddirector
- 2023-04-29🏢Company incorporatedAs AALAM FOOD LTD
- 2023-04-29➕MCGOLDRICK, Thomas Kevin appointeddirector
- 2023-04-29📄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 3.0 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Malik Zaigham Abbas Individual · Pakistani · DOB 08/1993 · age 33 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/06/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Naveed Ahmedceased 01/06/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest
- Mr Thomas Kevin Mcgoldrickceased 01/06/2024· 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AARNIKA LIMITED→ SC535313 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| ACADEMY WHOLESALE ELECTRICS LIMITED→ SC069019 · est 1979 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 46y | — | — |
| ACTIVECLOBBERUK LTD→ SC877752 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AITKEN & STEWART LIMITED→ SC068486 · est 1979 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 46y | — | — |
| AJ IMPEX LIMITED→ SC641694 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| AL RAYYAN RISE LTD→ SC866087 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALAYASH LIMITED→ SC604041 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALEX MATHER LIMITED→ SC078787 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
| ALFA (WHOLESALE) LIMITED→ SC080128 · est 1982 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | — | — |
| ALGERSCOT GLOBAL TRADING LTD→ SC852358 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALI & NAQVI INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ SC608005 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ALIAO LTD→ SC613386 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46390 — Non-specialised wholesale of food, beverages and tobacco
Registered office
4 Derby Street
1/1
Glasgow
G3 7TJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-12
Last: 2025-04-28
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
ABBAS, Malik Zaigham→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AHMED, Naveed→
Resigneddirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-06-01 · resigned 2025-06-01
MCGOLDRICK, Thomas Kevin→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-04-29 · resigned 2024-06-01
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Recent filings (18 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-07-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-07-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-18