AL FAJR ARABIC SCHOOL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07481866 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-04

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£10.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (62/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

41 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £10,205

Net assets shrinking

Down £897 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£10k

↓ 8.1% YoY

Current Assets

£3k

↑ 48% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£10.2k	£2.3k
Current assets	£3.4k	£2.3k
Net assets	£10.2k	£11.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-05-20
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2026-02-05
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2026-01-25
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officers · RP01AP01
2025-05-31
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accounts · AA
2024-04-22
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2023-05-30
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2022-05-31
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2021-05-31
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accounts · AA
2021-01-04
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address · AD01
2020-05-28
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2019-05-27
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2018-05-26
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2017-05-22
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2016-02-04
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2016-01-04
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2014-01-20
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KHALLADI, Kalthoum appointed
director
2012-05-31
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MUSHTAQ, Tariq Mahmood resigned
director
2012-05-31
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SUNALLA, Adel resigned
director
2011-01-04
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Company incorporated
As AL FAJR ARABIC SCHOOL LIMITED
2011-01-04
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LIMAM, Ahmed Ben Sadok appointed
director
2011-01-04
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MUSHTAQ, Tariq Mahmood appointed
director
2011-01-04
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SUNALLA, Adel appointed
director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ahmed Ben Sadok Limam Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	27/12/2016

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

Incorporated2011-01-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

9 Clements Close

London

N12 7BW

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-18

Last: 2026-01-04

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

KHALLADI, Kalthoum→

director · ~54y · appointed 2014-01-20

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Active

LIMAM, Ahmed Ben Sadok→

director · ~64y · appointed 2011-01-04

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Active

MUSHTAQ, Tariq Mahmood→

director · ~60y · appointed 2011-01-04 · resigned 2012-05-31

Resigned

SUNALLA, Adel→

director · ~54y · appointed 2011-01-04 · resigned 2012-05-31

Resigned

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Recent filings (41 total)

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2026-02-06

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officers · CH01

2026-02-05

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officers · RP01AP01

2026-01-25

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accounts · AA

2025-05-31

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2025-01-08

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accounts · AA

2024-04-22

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2024-01-07

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2023-05-30

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2023-01-21

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accounts · AA

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2021-01-04

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address · AD01

2021-01-04