AHMAD CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING LIMITED

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06326345 · ltd · incorporated 2007-07-27
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
£5.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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 (75/100)

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
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, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
57 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 £5,847

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£6k
↑ 210% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 829% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£5k-£3k-£269£2k£5k£7kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£5.8k£-1.3k
Current assets£7.3k£786
Net assets£5.8k£-5.3k

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
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-14
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2022-08-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2022-08-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-01
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    ZOHRA, Zohra appointed
    secretary
  11. 2022-03-31
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    AHMED, Muneeb resigned
    secretary
  12. 2021-01-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-25
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2019-11-25
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2019-11-16
    ➕
    AHMED, Muneeb appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-11-15
    ➖
    AHMED, Osman resigned
    secretary
  18. 2019-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2013-06-01
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    AHMED, Osman appointed
    secretary
  22. 2012-06-01
    ➖
    CHAUDHRY, Ismat resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-07-27
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    Company incorporated
    As AHMAD CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING LIMITED
  24. 2007-07-27
    ➕
    AHMAD, Munir appointed
    director
  25. 2007-07-27
    ➕
    CHAUDHRY, Ismat appointed
    secretary

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 "AHMAD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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 Munir Ahmed
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2007-07-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

16 Corunna Court Wellington Business Park
Crowthorne
RG45 6AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-10
Last: 2025-07-27

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ZOHRA, Zohra→
secretary · appointed 2022-04-01
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Active
AHMAD, Munir→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-07-27
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Active
AHMED, Muneeb→
secretary · appointed 2019-11-16 · resigned 2022-03-31
Resigned
AHMED, Osman→
secretary · appointed 2013-06-01 · resigned 2019-11-15
Resigned
CHAUDHRY, Ismat→
secretary · appointed 2007-07-27 · resigned 2012-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-14
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-08-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-01