AKRAMS CATERING & EVENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
07925947 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-26
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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: medium (79/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-04-22📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-11-01➖AHMED, Zahir resigneddirector
- 2020-02-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2020-02-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-01-26🏢Company incorporatedAs AKRAMS CATERING & EVENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2012-01-26➕AKRAM, Usman appointeddirector
- 2012-01-26➕AHMED, Zahir 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AKRAM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 CLUB CIC→ 16900258 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| A LITTLE STREET KITCHEN LIMITED→ 11318165 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| AIZA GROUP LTD.→ 12608723 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AJ FOODS LONDON LIMITED→ 15749437 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AK EASTERN SPICE LTD→ 04957100 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| AKCE LTD→ 16722316 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AKR VENTURES LTD→ 12705763 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| AL KEBABISH AYLESBURY LIMITED→ 15963984 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AL MADINA SWEETS LTD→ 16287238 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| AL MUSH LIMITED→ 16168497 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ALBION RETREAT LTD→ 12951508 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| ALDBURY INNS LIMITED→ 05083147 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-01-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities
Registered office
20 Plumer Road
High Wycombe
Buckinghamshire
HP11 2SS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
AKRAM, Usman→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2012-01-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AHMED, Zahir→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2012-01-26 · resigned 2020-11-01
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (37 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-11-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2020-02-15