ALNAJAH EDUCATIONAL PROJECT LTD
💤Zombieactive
07627291 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-05-09
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Cultural education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 85590Other education n.e.c.
- 85600Educational support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 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
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29➖KAMUKA, Abdulrahman Ali resigneddirector
- 2024-02-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-17📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-06-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-06-13📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-06-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-06-01➕NEHME, Samer appointedsecretary
- 2022-06-01➕AHMAD, Hafez Ahmad, Dr appointeddirector
- 2022-05-31➖NEHME, Samer resigneddirector
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2011-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs ALNAJAH EDUCATIONAL PROJECT LTD
- 2011-05-09➕KAMUKA, Abdulrahman Ali appointeddirector
- 2011-05-09➕NEHME, Samer appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
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Dr Hafez Ahmad Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65 | — | — | board controlboard control | 01/06/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Samer Nehmeceased 01/06/2022· board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AL FURQAN ISLAMIC HERITAGE FOUNDATION→ 02329628 · est 1988 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 37y | — | — |
| ALL BEHAVIOUR CONSULTANCY LTD.→ 07770049 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| ALL IN METHOD LTD→ 17061685 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALL IN WORKS LTD→ 10010018 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| ALL INCLUSIVE EDUCATION GROUP LTD→ 16856476 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS LIMITED→ 14869616 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALLIANCE FRANCAISE DE LONDRES LIMITED→ 03763700 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | — | — |
| ALMANAR TUITION CENTRE LIMITED→ 15014842 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| ALMANAX TUITION LIMITED→ 11162791 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ALREADY DOING IT LTD→ 15682687 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALRIYADA COLLEGE LTD→ 16772460 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALRUBA BEAUTY LONDON LIMITED→ 14950066 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2011-05-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85520 — Cultural education
Registered office
19 Hertford Street
London
W1J 7RU
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-23
Last: 2026-05-09
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
AHMAD, Hafez Ahmad, Dr→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2022-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAMUKA, Abdulrahman Ali→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2024-02-29
NEHME, Samer→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2022-05-31
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-06-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-06-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-06-13