ALMANZEL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07003766 · ltd · incorporated 2009-08-28
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
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: high (80/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
50 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
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-242024-08-31

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-02-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2026-02-23
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    administrative-restoration-company
    restoration · RT01
  6. 2025-09-23
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  7. 2025-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-07-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2025-06-17
    📍
    default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
    address · RP09
  10. 2025-05-21
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    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  11. 2024-05-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-09-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  19. 2009-08-28
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ALMANZEL LIMITED
  20. 2009-08-28
    HABA, Nermen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nermen Haba
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
75100%
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
Incorporated2009-08-28
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

10 Porchester Square Mews
London
London
W2 6AG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HABA, Nermen
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-08-28
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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2026-02-23
gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-08
default-companies-house-service-address-applied-officer
address · RP09
2025-06-17
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-06-30