Al Badia

What Al Badia does

Al Badia, trading through High End Meat Ltd, is a UK-based halal meat supplier operating a high-tech processing facility on Ripple Road in Barking/London. The company sources exclusively free-range, grass-fed beef and lamb certified to Halal and Tayeb standards, emphasizing full traceability from farm gate to plate. Its core technical capability is specialized dry-aging, producing steaks aged 28, 45, and 120 days — with the 120-day variant noted by the company itself as an exceptionally rare product purchased only by a handful of very high-end UK restaurants.

The business operates on a direct-sales model with two customer segments: high-end restaurants seeking premium dry-aged halal beef (primary) and individual consumers purchasing cuts for home use (secondary). The product range spans free-range grass-fed beef, free-range grass-fed lamb, a tiered dry-aged steak line (28/45/120 days), high-end steak cuts, and broader halal meat and poultry. Pricing is contact-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with bespoke wholesale and small-volume consumer transactions rather than mass-market distribution. The company runs minimal digital marketing — its website serves as the primary information channel — and operates with approximately 7 employees.

No public revenue figures, funding rounds, founder details, or founding date are disclosed. The company is privately held under High End Meat Ltd with no parent organization, no subsidiaries, and product distribution is entirely domestic (UK) through direct sales from the Ripple Road facility. Halal and Tayeb certification is implemented as an internal compliance standard rather than as a separately tracked regulatory approval.

Name

Al Badia

Legal name

High End Meat Ltd

Website

https://albadia.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Al Badia (operated by High End Meat Ltd) is a UK-based premium halal meat supplier operating a high-tech processing plant in Barking/London, specializing in free-range, grass-fed beef and lamb with rare 28, 45, and 120-day dry-aged steaks for high-end restaurants and individual consumers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Premium Halal Meat Supply

NAICS

Meat Processed from Carcasses (311612)

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011)

akta.pro primary industry

Halal Beef & Veal Processing (Certified) (AFANAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Halal Lamb & Goat Processing (Certified) (AFANAIAL), Halal Poultry Processing (Certified) (AFANAIAH)

Keywords

• Halal meat supply
• Dry-aged beef
• Free-range lamb
• Premium halal butchery
• Halal certified processing

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Premium Halal Meat Sales: Direct sales of premium halal free-range beef and lamb products, including dry-aged steaks and quality cuts. Products sold directly to high-end restaurants and individual consumers.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Al Badia supplies premium halal free-range and grass-fed beef, lamb, and poultry, processed at its high-tech halal-certified plant on Ripple Road in the UK. The defining product line is a range of dry-aged steaks aged 28, 45, and 120 days, with full farm-to-plate traceability backed by Halal and Tayeb certification. Customers include very high-end restaurants seeking 120-day aged steaks and individual consumers buying premium halal cuts for home use.

Product overview

Al Badia (operated by High End Meat Ltd) is a UK-based halal meat supplier offering a unified portfolio of premium free-range, grass-fed beef and lamb products. The product range spans from whole cuts and steaks (including dry-aged variants at 28, 45, and 120 days) to broader poultry and meat offerings, all certified halal and Tayeb (pure). Products are backed by a strong supply chain of higher-quality halal meat, processed at the company's high-tech plant in Ripple Road, with full traceability from farm gate to the customer's plate.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Free-Range Grass-Fed Beef Premium halal beef sourced exclusively from free-range, grass-fed cattle, delivered with full traceability from farm gate to plate for individual consumers and trade customers.
• Free-Range Grass-Fed Lamb Premium halal lamb sourced from free-range, grass-fed sheep, supplied as part of Al Badia's halal and Tayeb compliant meat range.
• Dry-Aged Beef Steaks (28, 45, and 120 days) Steaks dry-aged for 28, 45, or 120 days, ranging from very tender with buttered-popcorn and rare-roast-beef notes to an intense, funky beefy flavor in the 120-day variant, supplied to fine-dining restaurants and individual buyers.
• High-End Steaks A selection of premium steak cuts with succulent flavor and delicate depth, positioned for high-end culinary use.
• Halal Meat and Poultry Range Broader range of halal meat and poultry products supplied through Al Badia's quality supply chain, designed to meet diverse customer requirements for halal-compliant protein.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Turner & George: UK specialty butcher focused on dry-aged beef with direct-to-consumer and restaurant supply; comparable to Al Badia on the dry-aging specialism that defines its premium menu.
• Haloodies: Online halal butcher delivering premium halal meat direct to UK consumers; competes with Al Badia's consumer segment and represents a more digitally native peer in the same halal premium niche.
• Aubrey Allen: Long-established halal butcher in Birmingham supplying top UK restaurants with premium halal meats; the closest direct peer to Al Badia in serving fine-dining halal accounts.
• Donald Russell: UK premium direct-to-consumer meat supplier specialising in dry-aged beef and grass-fed cuts; comparable to Al Badia on premium beef positioning and direct distribution, though not halal-certified.
• Crown Halal Meat: UK halal meat processor supplying wholesale and foodservice customers; comparable on halal meat processing capability, though positioned more on volume than Al Badia's premium dry-aging niche.

Emerging players

• Welsh Mountain Meat / Valley Farmers: Small-scale premium UK lamb and beef supplier with farm-level traceability; overlaps with Al Badia on grass-fed/free-range sourcing story but lacks the dry-aging halal focus.
• Tideford Organic Farms / Farmison: UK online premium meat retailer focused on organic and free-range beef and lamb with strong traceability; competing with Al Badia for premium home consumers but operating at larger scale and lacking halal credentials.

Broad incumbents

• Swaledale Butchers: UK farm-to-butcher premium meat supplier with strong restaurant relationships; a comparable broad incumbent in the UK premium meat space, though again non-halal.
• Ginger Pig: Well-known UK premium meat brand with own-butcher shops and wholesale supply; broader incumbent in premium British meat that overlaps with Al Badia on restaurant and consumer channels but is not halal.
• Musgrave MarketPlace / La Rousse Foods Halal Range: Large foodservice wholesalers carrying halal premium ranges; competes with Al Badia in the restaurant supply channel but at broader scale and lower specialisation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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