AL HODHOD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06519677 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-01
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-359.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other publishing activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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 (77/100)

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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
48 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £359,298
Cash YoY
+15%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↑ 15% YoY
Net Worth
-£359k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£359k-£287k-£214k-£142k-£69k£4kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£4.5k£4.0k
Current assets£3.6k£3.1k
Cash£3.6k£3.1k
Net assets£-359.3k£-358.1k

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
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2020-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-04-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-03-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2010-01-01
    ➕
    AL-NAEMI, Huda appointed
    secretary
  17. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    VYAS, Amar resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AL HODHOD LIMITED
  19. 2008-03-01
    ➕
    LAZIKANI, Muhydin, Dr appointed
    director
  20. 2008-03-01
    ➕
    VYAS, Amar appointed
    secretary
  21. 2008-03-01
    ➕
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2008-03-01
    ➖
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2008-03-01
    ➕
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  24. 2008-03-01
    ➖
    ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Dr Muhydin Lazikani
Individual · British · DOB 04/1951 · age 75
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/03/2017

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
Incorporated2008-03-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC58190 — Other publishing activities

Registered office

Oak House
Oakwood Road
Burgess Hill
RH15 0HZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

AL-NAEMI, Huda→
secretary · appointed 2010-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAZIKANI, Muhydin, Dr→
director · ~75y · appointed 2008-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
VYAS, Amar→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-01 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-01 · resigned 2008-03-01
Resigned
ONLINE NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-01 · resigned 2008-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-06