AL-DAHIYA (U.K.) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
01642987 · ltd · incorporated 1982-06-14
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£1.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). 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 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,782

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£356£713£1k£1k£2kMar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Total assets£1.8k£1.8k
Net assets£1.8k£1.8k

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 (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-12
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    HOWARD, Michael Paul resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-12-19
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-12-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 1992-01-10
    ➕
    FOLAN, Thomas Joseph appointed
    secretary
  18. 1992-01-10
    ➖
    THOMAS, Arthur Edward resigned
    secretary
  19. 1992-01-10
    ➖
    THOMAS, Arthur Edward resigned
    director
  20. 1982-06-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AL-DAHIYA (U.K.) LIMITED

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 44 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Joseph Folan
Individual · British · DOB 10/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/12/2016

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
Incorporated1982-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

1 Hawkhurst Way
West Wickham
Kent
BR4 9PE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last: 2025-12-17

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

FOLAN, Thomas Joseph→
secretary · appointed 1992-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FOLAN, Thomas Joseph→
director · ~77y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMAS, Arthur Edward→
secretary · resigned 1992-01-10
Resigned
HOWARD, Michael Paul→
director · ~74y · resigned 2025-12-12
Resigned
THOMAS, Arthur Edward→
director · ~106y · resigned 1992-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (86 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-18