ABU HAFSAH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06134543 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-02
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
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£46.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £46,522
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,271 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£47k
↓ 4.7% YoY
Current Assets
£2k
↑ 33% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£10k£20k£29k£39k£49kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£118.7k£110.1k
Current assets£1.7k£1.3k
Net assets£46.5k£48.8k

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
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-04
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    officers · AP01
  3. 2025-09-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-07-01
    SHAIKH, Kaiser Jahan appointed
    director
  5. 2024-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-23
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  12. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-03-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-06-12
    SIDAT, Hasina resigned
    secretary
  18. 2007-03-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABU HAFSAH LIMITED
  19. 2007-03-02
    SIDAT, Mohamed appointed
    director
  20. 2007-03-02
    KELLY, Sean Stephen, Mr. appointed
    nominee-secretary
  21. 2007-03-02
    KELLY, Sean Stephen, Mr. resigned
    nominee-secretary
  22. 2007-03-02
    SIDAT, Hasina appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-03-02
    CORPORATE LEGAL LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2007-03-02
    CORPORATE LEGAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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 Mohamed Sidat
Individual · British · DOB 10/1975 · age 51
75100%
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
Incorporated2007-03-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

2 Overton Rd
2 Overton Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE5 0JA
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-16
Last: 2026-03-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

SHAIKH, Kaiser Jahan
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-07-01
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Active
SIDAT, Mohamed
director · ~51y · appointed 2007-03-02
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Active
KELLY, Sean Stephen, Mr.
nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-03-02 · resigned 2007-03-02
Resigned
SIDAT, Hasina
secretary · appointed 2007-03-02 · resigned 2009-06-12
Resigned
CORPORATE LEGAL LTD
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-03-02 · resigned 2007-03-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-16