A1 FURNITURE ENGLAND LIMITED

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01935872 · ltd · incorporated 1985-08-02
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.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
100 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees-100-100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-03
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  5. 2023-10-17
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  6. 2022-11-29
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  7. 2021-08-06
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  8. 2020-12-19
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  9. 2019-08-06
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  10. 2018-05-01
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  11. 2017-09-01
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  12. 2016-12-23
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  13. 2015-12-22
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  14. 2015-11-26
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  15. 2015-01-15
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  16. 2011-12-19
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    TABATABAEE-MADANI, Aboal Hassan resigned
    secretary
  17. 2011-12-19
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    TABATABAEE-MADANI, Aboal Hassan resigned
    director
  18. 2008-01-01
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    TABATABAEE MADANI, Mohammed Dariush appointed
    director
  19. 1996-01-31
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    TABATABAEE MADANI, Kay Patricia appointed
    secretary
  20. 1995-12-20
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    M & M REGISTRARS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 1995-11-01
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    TABATABAEE-MADANI, Aboal Hassan appointed
    secretary
  22. 1992-08-24
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    TABATABAEE-MADANI, Sayed-Ali resigned
    director
  23. 1985-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As A1 FURNITURE ENGLAND LIMITED

Owner dependency

85/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Mohammed Dariush Tabatabaee-Madani
Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1985-08-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

Southern Comfort Building
Aden Road Enfield
Middlesex
EN3 7SY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

TABATABAEE MADANI, Kay Patricia→
secretary · appointed 1996-01-31
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Active
TABATABAEE MADANI, Mohammed Dariush→
director · ~45y · appointed 2008-01-01
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Active
TABATABAEE-MADANI, Aboal Hassan→
secretary · appointed 1995-11-01 · resigned 2011-12-19
Resigned
M & M REGISTRARS LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · resigned 1995-12-20
Resigned
TABATABAEE-MADANI, Aboal Hassan→
director · ~76y · resigned 2011-12-19
Resigned
TABATABAEE-MADANI, Sayed-Ali→
director · ~68y · resigned 1992-08-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (100 total)

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2025-10-31
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2025-09-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-03
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officers · CH03
2024-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-18