AFTAB FOROZE CONSULTANCIES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
05458375 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-20
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
£213.7k
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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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
  • 70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Turnover£213.7k
Average employees900-700

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
4
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 2 address
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-05-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  6. 2024-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-04-30
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-11-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2017-02-02
    ASHFORD, Hayley Claire resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-01-06
    SADIQ, Ashiq Mohammed resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-01-05
    ASHFORD, Hayley Claire appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-11-02
    SADIQ, Ashiq Mohammed appointed
    secretary
  21. 2005-11-02
    SADIQ, Sajida resigned
    secretary
  22. 2005-11-02
    SADIQ, Ashiq Mohammed resigned
    director
  23. 2005-11-01
    FOROZE, Aftab Mirza appointed
    director
  24. 2005-05-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AFTAB FOROZE CONSULTANCIES LIMITED
  25. 2005-05-20
    SADIQ, Sajida appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-05-20
    SADIQ, Ashiq Mohammed appointed
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FOROZE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

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 69. 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Aftab Mirza Foroze
Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting20/04/2018
Mr Aftab Mirza Foroze
Individual · British · DOB 01/1957 · age 69
75100%
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
Incorporated2005-05-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

2nd Floor Satellite House
160 Blackswarth Road
Bristol
BS5 8AU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-03
Last: 2026-05-20

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

FOROZE, Aftab Mirza
director · ~69y · appointed 2005-11-01
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Active
ASHFORD, Hayley Claire
secretary · appointed 2006-01-05 · resigned 2017-02-02
Resigned
SADIQ, Ashiq Mohammed
secretary · appointed 2005-11-02 · resigned 2006-01-06
Resigned
SADIQ, Sajida
secretary · appointed 2005-05-20 · resigned 2005-11-02
Resigned
SADIQ, Ashiq Mohammed
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-05-20 · resigned 2005-11-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-18