ABC FASTFOOD LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC787754 · ltd · incorporated 2023-10-31
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,433
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£12k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.4k |
| Current assets | £12.5k |
| Net assets | £4.4k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-01➖AHMED, Saleem resigneddirector
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-12-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-01➕AHMED, Saleem appointeddirector
- 2023-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ABC FASTFOOD LTD
- 2023-10-31➕AHMED, Naeem appointeddirector
- 2023-10-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Naeem Ahmed Individual · British · DOB 07/1962 · age 64 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/10/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Saleem Ahmedceased 01/01/2026· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mr Saleem Ahmedceased 01/12/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% 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
Incorporated2023-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56103 — Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
Registered office
Argyle Accountants, 1007 Argyle Street
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G3 8LZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-28
Last: 2025-12-14
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
AHMED, Naeem→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-10-31
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AHMED, Saleem→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2023-12-01 · resigned 2025-11-01
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Recent filings (13 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-10-31