ALMAKAY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06678080 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-20
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Tour operator activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

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: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-19
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2020-12-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2019-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-04
    ➖
    MOUSSA, Ahmed Said Mohamed Ahmed resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-11-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2018-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-08-20
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    Company incorporated
    As ALMAKAY LIMITED
  18. 2008-08-20
    ➕
    EL MAKAY, Ezeldin Hussein Ahmed appointed
    director
  19. 2008-08-20
    ➕
    MOUSSA, Ahmed Said Mohamed Ahmed 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.
  • +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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ezeldin Elmakay
Individual · British · DOB 04/1951 · age 75
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control20/08/2016

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
Incorporated2008-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC79120 — Tour operator activities

Registered office

Unit 28 Wow Workspace
Brentham Old Power Station
Western Avenue
London
W5 1HS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

EL MAKAY, Ezeldin Hussein Ahmed→
director · ~75y · appointed 2008-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MOUSSA, Ahmed Said Mohamed Ahmed→
secretary · appointed 2008-08-20 · resigned 2019-11-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2020-12-08