AL-KHAIR FOUNDATION

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04819971 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-07-03

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 12.2y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: General secondary education

Sector: Education

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.2y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (6 active, 14 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

91 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

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

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand

2026-05-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2026-03-17
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-12
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legacy
miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
2025-01-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-05-12
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
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officers · AP01
2021-11-01
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BUKHARI, Salman Ahmad appointed
director
2021-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2018-12-07
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officers · TM01
2018-11-29
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SWIFT, Thomas Richard resigned
director
2018-07-14
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gazette · DISS40
2018-07-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-07-11
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dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2017-02-18
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Charge satisfied #1
2016-09-29
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NADER, Basil Saad Abdulwahab appointed
director
2016-09-29
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SWIFT, Thomas Richard appointed
director
2014-04-18
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Mr Enayetur Rahman
2010-11-30
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MOHAMMED, Naseem resigned
director
2009-01-07
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AKHTAR, Shamim resigned
director
2008-10-16
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BEGG, Tahir Masood resigned
director
2007-10-17
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SHAIKH, Mohmed Ayyub appointed
secretary
2007-10-17
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QURESHI, Mohammed Jafer Hussain, Dr appointed
director
2007-10-17
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AHMAD, Qasim Rashid resigned
secretary
2007-10-17
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AKHTAR, Shamim appointed
director
2007-10-17
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BEGG, Tahir Masood appointed
director
2007-10-17
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MOHAMMED, Naseem appointed
director
2003-07-03
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Company incorporated
As AL-KHAIR FOUNDATION
2003-07-03
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AHMAD, Qasim Rashid appointed
director
2003-07-03
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SHAIKH, Mohmed Ayyub appointed
director
2003-07-03
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AHMAD, Qasim Rashid appointed
secretary
2003-07-03
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CHILDS, Maureen Anne appointed
secretary
2003-07-03
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CHILDS, Maureen Anne resigned
secretary
2003-07-03
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CHILDS, Maureen Anne appointed
director
2003-07-03
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CHILDS, Maureen Anne resigned
director
2003-07-03
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PAYNE, Brian John appointed
director
2003-07-03
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PAYNE, Brian John resigned
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Qasim Rashid Ahmad Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	02/07/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Basil Saad Abdulwahab Naderceased 17/03/2026· significant influence
Mr Thomas Richard Swiftceased 29/11/2018· significant influence

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-limited-exemption

Incorporated2003-07-03

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85310 — General secondary education

Registered office

109-117 Cherry Orchard Road

Croydon

Surrey

CR0 6BE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-16

Last: 2025-07-02