A TO Z SCENERY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03569983 · ltd · incorporated 1998-05-26
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 Sept 2018
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
62/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
62/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2017Sept 2018

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2018-09-302017-09-30
Average employees200

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2018-11-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2018-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2018-09-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2018-08-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2017-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2016-11-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  8. 2016-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2015-08-26
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  10. 2015-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2014-09-27
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2014-09-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2014-09-23
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    gazette-notice-compulsary
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2014-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-10-02
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2013-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2012-08-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2012-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2011-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2001-06-30
    ZEIB, Shabana resigned
    director
  21. 1999-06-07
    ORANGZEIB, Mohammed appointed
    director
  22. 1998-05-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A TO Z SCENERY LIMITED
  23. 1998-05-26
    ORANGZEIB, Tajia appointed
    secretary
  24. 1998-05-26
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1998-05-26
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1998-05-26
    ZEIB, Shabana appointed
    director
  27. 1998-05-26
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1998-05-26
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2020-09-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-06-09

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mohammed Orangzieb
Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72
5075%
50-75% shares01/01/2018

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
Incorporated1998-05-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 32 The Business Village
Wexham Road
Slough
SL2 5HF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2020-09-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2018-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2023-06-09OVERDUE
Last: 2022-05-26

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ORANGZEIB, Tajia
secretary · appointed 1998-05-26
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Active
ORANGZEIB, Mohammed
director · ~72y · appointed 1999-06-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-05-26 · resigned 1998-05-26
Resigned
ZEIB, Shabana
director · ~46y · appointed 1998-05-26 · resigned 2001-06-30
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-05-26 · resigned 1998-05-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-09-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2018-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2018-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2017-06-29
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-06-30
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-08-26