BARAKA HALAL LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC798948 · ltd · incorporated 2024-02-13
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 Feb 2026
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (76/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
£100
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100Feb 2025Feb 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-02-282025-02-28
Total assets£100
Current assets£100
Cash£100
Net assets£100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-09-26
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-09-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-26
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-09-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-09-20
    ALMASRI, Ali Mohamad appointed
    director
  8. 2025-09-20
    KHAWALDI, Khalil Bahaaldine resigned
    director
  9. 2024-02-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BARAKA HALAL LTD
  10. 2024-02-13
    KHAWALDI, Khalil Bahaaldine appointed
    director
  11. 2024-02-13
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 2.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ali Mohamad Almasri
Individual · Syrian · DOB 06/1990 · age 36
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/09/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Khalil Bahaaldine Khawaldiceased 20/09/2025· 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-02-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores

Registered office

5 St. Andrew Street
Dumfries
DG1 1BS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-11-30
Last made up to: 2026-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-10
Last: 2025-09-26

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ALMASRI, Ali Mohamad
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-09-20
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Active
KHAWALDI, Khalil Bahaaldine
director · ~25y · appointed 2024-02-13 · resigned 2025-09-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (9 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-02-13