AL AHMEDY (U.K.) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04592912 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-18
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£5.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 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
61 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,512

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
Current Assets
£8k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-30
Total assets£5.5k
Current assets£8.2k
Net assets£5.5k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-02-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  3. 2026-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-04-01
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-03-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-05-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2003-01-10
    ➕
    MORSY, Karen appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-01-10
    ➕
    MORSY, Mekawy appointed
    director
  19. 2003-01-10
    ➖
    MIDLANDS SECRETARIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2003-01-10
    ➖
    ALLSOPP, Nicholas James resigned
    nominee-director
  21. 2002-11-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AL AHMEDY (U.K.) LIMITED
  22. 2002-11-18
    ➕
    MIDLANDS SECRETARIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2002-11-18
    ➕
    ALLSOPP, Nicholas James appointed
    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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — 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 63. 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 24 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mekawy Said Morsy
Individual · British · DOB 09/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-11-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

19 Vine Mews Vine Street
Evesham
Worcestershire
WR11 4RE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

MORSY, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-10
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Active
MORSY, Mekawy→
director · ~63y · appointed 2003-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MIDLANDS SECRETARIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-18 · resigned 2003-01-10
Resigned
ALLSOPP, Nicholas James→
nominee-director · ~68y · appointed 2002-11-18 · resigned 2003-01-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-24
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-01
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18