AHAD CHOUDHURY FOUNDATION

🌳Matureactive
06446708 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2007-12-06
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Archives activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
51 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  2. 2026-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-02-23
    ➖
    RAHMAN, Muhibur Mohibur resigned
    director
  5. 2026-02-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2026-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-09-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-11-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-11-15
    ➖
    GLEED, Hugo Mark resigned
    director
  12. 2022-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-08-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2019-08-08
    ➖
    CHOUDHURY, Nazmul resigned
    director
  18. 2018-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    CHOUDHURY, Shaima Begium appointed
    director
  21. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    GLEED, Hugo Mark appointed
    director
  22. 2014-01-01
    ➕
    RAHMAN, Muhibur Mohibur appointed
    director
  23. 2013-05-01
    ➕
    CHOUDHURY, Numan appointed
    director
  24. 2008-01-18
    ➖
    CHOUDHURY, Faruk resigned
    director
  25. 2007-12-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AHAD CHOUDHURY FOUNDATION
  26. 2007-12-06
    ➕
    CHOUDHURY, Ana appointed
    secretary
  27. 2007-12-06
    ➕
    CHOUDHURY, Ana appointed
    director
  28. 2007-12-06
    ➕
    CHOUDHURY, Faruk appointed
    director
  29. 2007-12-06
    ➕
    CHOUDHURY, Nazmul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CHOUDHURY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ana Choudhury
Individual · English · DOB 11/1952 · age 74
——board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence · trust interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2007-12-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC91012 — Archives activities

Registered office

26 Thorney Lane South
Iver
Buckinghamshire
SL0 9AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

CHOUDHURY, Ana→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-06
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Active
CHOUDHURY, Ana→
director · ~74y · appointed 2007-12-06
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Active
CHOUDHURY, Numan→
director · ~35y · appointed 2013-05-01
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Active
CHOUDHURY, Shaima Begium→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHOUDHURY, Faruk→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-12-06 · resigned 2008-01-18
Resigned
CHOUDHURY, Nazmul→
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-12-06 · resigned 2019-08-08
Resigned
GLEED, Hugo Mark→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2022-11-15
Resigned
RAHMAN, Muhibur Mohibur→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-01-01 · resigned 2026-02-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-07
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-12