AHMED ENTERPRISES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06657610 · ltd · incorporated 2008-07-28
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£7k£14k£22k£29k£36kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Net assets—£36.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-02-17
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2018-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2016-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-17
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    HASHMI, Humaira Salman, Dr resigned
    director
  14. 2016-07-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2016-06-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-06-01
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    HASHMI, Salman appointed
    director
  17. 2013-07-08
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    HASHMI, Salman appointed
    secretary
  18. 2010-07-28
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    HASHMI, Humaira Salman, Dr resigned
    director
  19. 2008-07-28
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    Company incorporated
    As AHMED ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  20. 2008-07-28
    ➕
    HASHMI, Humaira Salman, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2008-07-28
    ➕
    HASHMI, Humaira Salman, Dr 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

60/100
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.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Salman Hashmi
Individual · British · DOB 10/1976 · age 50
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/07/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Dr Humaira Hashmiceased 17/07/2016· 75-100% shares · board control · significant influence

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
Incorporated2008-07-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

53a Bellclose Road
West Drayton
Middlesex
UB7 9DF

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last: 2026-06-16

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

HASHMI, Salman→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-08
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Active
HASHMI, Salman→
director · ~50y · appointed 2016-06-01
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Active
HASHMI, Humaira Salman, Dr→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-07-28 · resigned 2016-07-17
Resigned
HASHMI, Humaira Salman, Dr→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-07-28 · resigned 2010-07-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-22