YUSUF LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04098677 · ltd · incorporated 2000-10-30
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (79/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
69 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees—0

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 (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-07-12
    ➖
    MADDEN, Breeda resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-07-12
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2017-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2000-12-06
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    MEMON, Mohammed appointed
    director
  19. 2000-12-06
    ➕
    MADDEN, Breeda appointed
    secretary
  20. 2000-12-06
    ➖
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-12-06
    ➖
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2000-10-30
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    Company incorporated
    As YUSUF LIMITED
  23. 2000-10-30
    ➕
    FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-10-30
    ➕
    FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — 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 75 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 Memon
Individual · British · DOB 08/1951 · age 75
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
Incorporated2000-10-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

47-51 47-51 Bridge Street
Darwen
Lancashire
BB3 2AA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-23
Last: 2025-10-09

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MEMON, Mohammed→
director · ~75y · appointed 2000-12-06
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Active
MADDEN, Breeda→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-06 · resigned 2018-07-12
Resigned
FIRST SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-10-30 · resigned 2000-12-06
Resigned
FIRST DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-10-30 · resigned 2000-12-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-08