ANTIBO'S (LEICESTER) LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
03637776 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-24
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£1.52M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 27.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 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
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £1,521,721
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£1.5m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.52M | £1.52M |
| Current assets | £1.52M | £1.52M |
| Net assets | £1.52M | £1.52M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-07-07📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2025-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-05📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2011-09-23➖AKHAVAN, Deborah resignedsecretary
- 2006-05-01➖AKHAVAN, Adel resigneddirector
- 2004-09-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-01-01➕AKHAVAN, Adel appointeddirector
- 1998-11-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-10-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1998-09-24🏢Company incorporatedAs ANTIBO'S (LEICESTER) LIMITED
- 1998-09-24➕HEZAVEH, Hamid Reza Akhavan appointeddirector
- 1998-09-24➕AKHAVAN, Deborah appointedsecretary
- 1998-09-24➕SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-09-24➖SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamid Reza Akhavan Individual · British · DOB 07/1961 · age 65 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
9 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-09-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
121 Dore Road
Sheffield
S17 3NF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-08
Last: 2025-09-24
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
HEZAVEH, Hamid Reza Akhavan→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 1998-09-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AKHAVAN, Deborah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-09-24 · resigned 2011-09-23
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-09-24 · resigned 1998-09-24
AKHAVAN, Adel→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2006-05-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge of deposit | 1 property | 28/09/2004 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 19/11/1998 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 15/10/1998 | — |
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Recent filings (67 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-07-13
replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-04