AL-EHSAN TRUST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04344544 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2001-12-21

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of tourist guides

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

15 officers (2 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

88 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
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ZUHAIR, Hawra resigned
director
2024-08-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-28
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-20
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ZUHAIR, Hawra appointed
director
2024-06-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-21
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HABIB, Zuhair Salih, Dr appointed
director
2019-08-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-08-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-08-08
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ZUHAIR, Mohamed, Dr resigned
director
2019-04-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-08
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2015-08-08
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HABIB, Zuhair Salih resigned
director
2015-08-08
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ZUHAIR, Mohamed, Dr appointed
director
2015-02-01
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ZUHAIR, Alia resigned
director
2013-10-01
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HABIB, Zuhair Salih appointed
director
2011-01-01
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ZUHAIR, Alia appointed
director
2010-11-20
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BADAE, Hana resigned
secretary
2009-06-01
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HABIB, Zuhair, Dr resigned
director
2008-12-22
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HABIB, Zuhair, Dr appointed
director
2008-08-08
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AL-BATAT, Safa resigned
director
2003-09-16
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HABIB, Diya appointed
director
2003-07-01
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AL-BATAT, Safa appointed
director
2003-07-01
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ALBATAT, Safa resigned
director
2002-03-10
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HABIB, Zuhair, Dr resigned
director
2002-03-09
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BADAE, Hana appointed
secretary
2002-03-09
➖
YOUSIF, Ibtesam resigned
secretary
2002-03-09
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ALBATAT, Safa appointed
director
2002-01-02
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ABBAS, Taha resigned
secretary
2002-01-02
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YOUSIF, Ibtesam appointed
secretary
2002-01-02
➖
ABBAS, Hana resigned
director
2002-01-02
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ABBAS, Taha resigned
director
2002-01-02
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HABIB, Zuhair, Dr appointed
director
2001-12-21
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Company incorporated
As AL-EHSAN TRUST LIMITED
2001-12-21
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ABBAS, Taha appointed
secretary
2001-12-21
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ABBAS, Hana appointed
director
2001-12-21
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ABBAS, Taha appointed
director

Owner dependency

91/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Zuhair Salih Habib Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	19/12/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Diya Habibceased 13/04/2026· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2001-12-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC79901 — Activities of tourist guides

Registered office

13 Toley Ave 13 Toley Avenue

Wembley

HA9 9TB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-28

Last: 2025-12-14

Officers (2 active · 13 resigned)

HABIB, Diya→

director · ~61y · appointed 2003-09-16

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HABIB, Zuhair Salih, Dr→

director · ~71y · appointed 2019-08-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ABBAS, Taha→

secretary · appointed 2001-12-21 · resigned 2002-01-02

Resigned

BADAE, Hana→

secretary · appointed 2002-03-09 · resigned 2010-11-20

Resigned

YOUSIF, Ibtesam→

secretary · appointed 2002-01-02 · resigned 2002-03-09

Resigned

ABBAS, Hana→

director · ~71y · appointed 2001-12-21 · resigned 2002-01-02

Resigned

ABBAS, Taha→

director · ~73y · appointed 2001-12-21 · resigned 2002-01-02

Resigned

AL-BATAT, Safa→

director · ~44y · appointed 2003-07-01 · resigned 2008-08-08

Resigned

ALBATAT, Safa→

director · ~61y · appointed 2002-03-09 · resigned 2003-07-01

Resigned

HABIB, Zuhair Salih→

director · ~71y · appointed 2013-10-01 · resigned 2015-08-08

Resigned

HABIB, Zuhair, Dr→

director · ~71y · appointed 2008-12-22 · resigned 2009-06-01

Resigned

HABIB, Zuhair, Dr→

director · ~71y · appointed 2002-01-02 · resigned 2002-03-10

Resigned

ZUHAIR, Alia→

director · ~39y · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2015-02-01

Resigned

ZUHAIR, Hawra→

director · ~27y · appointed 2024-07-20 · resigned 2024-08-13

Resigned

ZUHAIR, Mohamed, Dr→

director · ~38y · appointed 2015-08-08 · resigned 2019-08-08

Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-06-01

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-04-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-04-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-13

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-08-13

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-07-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-06

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-05-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-04-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-04-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-01-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-09-27