DOLLAR EAST MONEY TRANSFER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
06692184 · ltd · incorporated 2008-09-09
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 15.5y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 15.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
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£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-24
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  7. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-02-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  17. 2015-02-20
    ➖
    IMRAN, Muhammad resigned
    director
  18. 2013-06-17
    ➕
    GHAUS, Irfan Bin appointed
    director
  19. 2013-01-10
    ➖
    MUNIR, Choudhry Umar resigned
    director
  20. 2010-11-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  21. 2009-05-01
    ➕
    MUNIR, Choudhry Umar appointed
    director
  22. 2009-02-16
    ➖
    ARIF, Mohammed resigned
    director
  23. 2009-02-16
    ➕
    IMRAN, Muhammad appointed
    director
  24. 2008-10-06
    ➕
    ARIF, Mohammed appointed
    director
  25. 2008-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DOLLAR EAST MONEY TRANSFER LIMITED
  26. 2008-09-09
    ➕
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer appointed
    director
  27. 2008-09-09
    ➖
    JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer resigned
    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 13 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
Mr Irfan Bin Ghaus
Individual · British · DOB 06/1978 · age 48
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-09-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Northbridge House
Elm Street
Burnley
BB10 1PD
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-14
Last: 2026-02-28

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GHAUS, Irfan Bin→
director · ~48y · appointed 2013-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARIF, Mohammed→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-10-06 · resigned 2009-02-16
Resigned
IMRAN, Muhammad→
director · ~49y · appointed 2009-02-16 · resigned 2015-02-20
Resigned
JACOBS, Yomtov Eliezer→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-09-09 · resigned 2008-09-09
Resigned
MUNIR, Choudhry Umar→
director · ~46y · appointed 2009-05-01 · resigned 2013-01-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property23/11/201012/02/2016

Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-10