ALBARAKA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03876468 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-12
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 2025
Net worth
£55.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
  • 69203Tax consultancy
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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 (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
77 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £55,774

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£56k
↑ 76% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↑ 121% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£24k£36k£49k£61kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£74.2k£31.7k
Current assets£60.7k£27.4k
Cash—£3.0k
Debtors—£24.4k
Net assets£55.8k£31.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2021-11-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2019-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-06-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-08-01
    ➖
    ASHRAF, Saira resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-03-31
    ➖
    ASHRAF, Saira resigned
    director
  19. 2004-10-05
    ➕
    ASHRAF, Saira appointed
    director
  20. 1999-11-24
    ➕
    ASHRAF, Amjad appointed
    director
  21. 1999-11-24
    ➕
    ASHRAF, Saira appointed
    secretary
  22. 1999-11-15
    ➖
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1999-11-15
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1999-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBARAKA LIMITED
  25. 1999-11-12
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-11-12
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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 Amjad Ashraf
Individual · British · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
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
Incorporated1999-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

The Porter Building 2nd Floor- Spaces
1 Brunel Way
Slough
Berkshire
SL1 1FQ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

ASHRAF, Amjad→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-11-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHRAF, Saira→
secretary · appointed 1999-11-24 · resigned 2014-08-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-12 · resigned 1999-11-15
Resigned
ASHRAF, Saira→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-10-05 · resigned 2008-03-31
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-11-12 · resigned 1999-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (77 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-18
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-15