ALLIED SECRETERIAL SERVICES LIMITED

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06452295 · ltd · incorporated 2007-12-13
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£944
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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 (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £944

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£944
↑ 230% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£13k£20k£26k£33kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£26.2k£28.3k
Current assets£24.4k£33.1k
Net assets£944£286

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-09-28
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  4. 2022-09-27
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  5. 2021-09-27
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  6. 2021-02-28
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  7. 2020-12-31
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  8. 2019-09-30
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  9. 2018-09-30
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  10. 2017-10-22
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  11. 2016-09-29
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  12. 2016-06-03
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  13. 2016-06-02
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  14. 2016-05-31
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  15. 2015-10-01
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  16. 2014-02-01
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    AZED, Rizwan appointed
    director
  17. 2014-02-01
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    AZED, Safina resigned
    director
  18. 2011-06-01
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    AZED, Safina appointed
    director
  19. 2011-06-01
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    HAQ, Zaira resigned
    director
  20. 2009-01-01
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    AZED, Saima Irfan resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-12-13
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLIED SECRETERIAL SERVICES LIMITED
  22. 2007-12-13
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    AZED, Saima Irfan appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-12-13
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    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-12-13
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    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-12-13
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    HAQ, Zaira appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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 Rizwan Azed
Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/05/2016

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
Incorporated2007-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Business Plus
390 London Road
Mitcham
CR4 4EA
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

AZED, Rizwan→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AZED, Saima Irfan→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-13 · resigned 2009-01-01
Resigned
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-12-13 · resigned 2007-12-13
Resigned
AZED, Safina→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-06-01 · resigned 2014-02-01
Resigned
HAQ, Zaira→
director · ~37y · appointed 2007-12-13 · resigned 2011-06-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

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2026-03-18
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2025-09-10
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2025-04-07
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2024-09-30
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2024-03-10
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2023-09-28
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2023-03-30
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2022-09-27
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2022-03-18
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accounts · AA
2021-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-01
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address · AD01
2021-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-09-30