MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

20.06.2007

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

LULUS CENTRE LLC

 

 

Registered Office :

Muroor Road, P O Box 4048, Abu Dhabi

 

 

Country :

United Arab Emirates

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

11th January 1994

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

26817, Abu Dhabi

 

 

Legal Form :

Limited Liability Company – LLC

 

 

Line of Business :

Engaged as owners and operators of a shopping centre.

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

US$ 500,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 


SUMMARY

 

Company Name                         : LULUS CENTRE LLC

Country of Origin                                    : Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Legal Form                                            : Limited Liability Company - LLC

Registration Date                                   : 11th January 1994

Commercial Registration Number            : 26817, Abu Dhabi

Trade Licence Number                            : 43069

Membership Number                              : 16917

Issued Capital                                        : UAE Dh 1,000,000

Paid up Capital                                      : UAE Dh 1,000,000

Total Workforce                                     : 420

Line of Business                                    : Owners and operators of a shopping centre.

Financial Condition                                 : Undetermined

Payments                                             : Nothing detrimental uncovered

 

 

 


COMPANY NAME

 

LULUS CENTRE LLC

 

 

ADDRESS

 

Registered & Physical Address

 

Location            : Muroor Road

PO Box             : 4048

Town                 : Abu Dhabi

Country             : United Arab Emirates

Telephone         : (971-2) 6272828 / 6734348 / 6411200 / 6421800

Facsimile          : (971-2) 6410555 / 6421716

Email                : luluexp@emirates.net.ae

 

 

Premises

 

Subject operates from a large suite of offices and a shopping centre that are owned and located in the Central Business Area of Abu Dhabi.

 

 

KEY PRINCIPALS

 

     Name                                               Nationality                                 Position

 

·       M K Abdullah                                    Indian                                        Managing Director

 

·       Yousef Ali Amin                                Indian                                        Director

 

·       Hamd Rashid Al Daheri                      Emirati                                      Director

 

·       V A Saleem                                          -                                           General Manager

 

 

LEGAL FORM & OWNERS

 

Date of Establishment  : 11th January 1994

 

Legal Form                  : Limited Liability Company – LLC

 

Commercial Reg. No.  : 26817

 

Trade Licence No.       : 43069 (Expires 10th March 2008)

 

Membership No.          : 16917

 

Issued Capital              : UAE Dh 1,000,000

 

Paid up Capital            : UAE Dh 1,000,000

 

Name of Shareholder (s)

 

·       EMKE Group

Abu Dhabi

 

·       Hamd Rashid Al Daheri

 

Note to the Legal Form  

 

A Limited Liability Company (LLC) is defined in the Company Law as a company incorporated with not less than two and not more than fifty shareholders, each responsible only for the liabilities of the company to the extent of their share participation in the capital of the company.

 

The Company Law provides that the capital of a Limited Liability Company (LLC) should not be less than UAE Dh 150,000, which should be divided into equal shares of a value not less than UAE Dh 100 each.

 

This type of company may engage in any form of legitimate business, with the exception of insurance, banking and investment of funds.

 

Non UAE Participation

 

The participation of non-Emirati in a trade or business in the United Arab Emirates is governed by the Foreign Business Investment Law, which sets capital requirements and requires 51 percent Emirati participation in capital and profits.

 

It is common for the 51 percent to be held by the UAE national on paper only with the foreign partner(s) providing all the capital requirements for the company and paying an annual fee to the local partner.

 

Under this arrangement the above ownership may not reflect the actual profit distribution within the company, as the company may have internal management agreements in place that provides full management of the company in return for a share of the company’s assets and profits. This internal relationship may or may not be recognised by law depending on the way the internal agreement is made.

 

 

AFFILIATED COMPANIES

 

Subject is a member of the well known EMKE Group which has operations dating back to 1966. It has diversified activities covering the department store/supermarket and hypermarket business, as well as  the import and distribution of food stuff and consumer staple goods, garment manufacturing and also information technology training.

 

Based in the United Arab Emirates, the EMKE Group’s activities span the globe with operational bases in India, Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, Kenya, Tanzania, Spain and other Middle East countries such as Oman, Qatar and Kuwait.

 

The EMKE Group consists of the following concerns :

 

·       EMKE General Trading

Al Qusais

PO Box : 60188

Dubai

Tel : (971-4) 2670077

Fax : (971-4) 2670088

 

·       Al Tayeb Meat Est

Mina Free Zone

     PO Box : 4048

     Abu Dhabi

     Tel : (971-2) 6732141

     Fax : (971-2) 6732144

 

·       Al Tayeb Cold Stores LLC

Mina Free Port

     PO Box : 4048

     Abu Dhabi

     Tel : (971-2) 6731831 / 6730393

     Fax : (971-2) 6731124

     Email: altcs@emirates.net.ae

 

·       Gulf Star Est

PO Box : 27608

Abu Dhabi

Tel : (971-2) 4481200

Fax : (971-2) 4481718

 

·       Huda Shipping International

     Mina Zayed

     PO Box : 4048

     Abu Dhabi

     Tel : (971-2) 6224226

     Fax : (971-2) 6224244

 

·       Syscoms Information Technology

     Liwa Street

     PO Box : 4048

     Abu Dhabi

     Tel : (971-2) 6224226

     Fax : (971-2) 6224244

 

·       Asif Jewellery

       Hamdan Street

PO Box 4048

Abu Dhabi

Tel : (971-2) 6331366 

Fax : (971-2) 6334466

 

·       EMKE Stores

Mina

     PO Box : 4048

     Abu Dhabi

     Tel : (971-2) 6732131

     Fax : (971-2) 6732151

 

·       Emke Commodities (Kenya) Ltd

PO Box 1556

Mombasa

Kenya

Tel : (254-11) 434463

Fax : (254-11) 432390

 

·       EMKE Tanzania Ltd

PO Box : 40652

Dar Ed Salaam

Tanzania

 

·       EMKE Garments (Kenya) Ltd

PO Box : 1556

Mombasa

Kenya

Tel : (254-11) 432585

Fax : (254-11) 432390

 

·       Fair Exports (India) Pvt. Ltd

     501 Madhava Bandra Kurla Complex

     Bandra (East)

     Mumbai 400051

     India

 

·       E K Prima Exports Thailand Ltd

     64/16 Sukhumvil Soi-20

     Bangkok 10110

     Thailand

 

·       E K Prima Exports HongKong Ltd

     Yu Cheong Ind Centre, Room 5K

     1 Wong Chuk Yeung Street

     Fotan

     Hong Kong

 

·       P.T.E.K. Prima Ekspor Indonesia

     J1, Mangga Dua Raya

     Block C 12

     Jakarta 14430

     Indonesia

     Tel : (62-21) 6128791/ 6128792

     Fax : (62-21) 6019438

 

·       Y Tex Fashions

     San Joaquin, 99-101 

     Bajos 1, 08922

     Santa Coloma Degramnet

     Barcelona

     Spain

 

 

LINE OF BUSINESS

 

Operations : Engaged as owners and operators of a shopping centre.

 

Import Countries : Europe and the Far East.

 

Subject has a workforce of approximately 420 employees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

 

Companies registered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates are not legally required to make their accounts public and no financial information was released by the company or submitted by outside sources.

 

 

BANKERS

 

·       ANZ Grindlays Bank

PO Box : 1100

Near Clock Tower

Al Ain

Tel : (971-3) 643400

Fax : (971-3) 645121

 

 

PAYMENT HISTORY

 

No complaints regarding subject’s payments have been reported.

 

 

GENERAL COMMENTS

 

Opinion on the credit figure of US$ 150,000:

 

Established in 1994, subject belongs to the EMKE group of companies and is involved in the operation of a shopping centre.

 

During the course of this investigation nothing detrimental was uncovered regarding subject’s operating history or the manner in which payments are fulfilled. As such the company is considered to be a fair trade risk and the above credit figure is deemed to be within subject’s financial means.

 

Maximum suggested credit figure: US$ 500,000

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average/normal.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                 Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                    Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 

 

 

 

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