Z T TRADING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08097916 · ltd · incorporated 2012-06-08
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£6.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45200SIC 45200
  • 71200Technical testing and analysis
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: medium (79/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,517

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 4952% YoY
Current Assets
£312k
↑ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£62k£125k£187k£250k£312kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£21.5k£20.7k
Current assets£312.4k£233.8k
Net assets£6.5k£129

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-03-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2024-10-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-07-11
    ➕
    BABAR, Zaheer appointed
    director
  7. 2024-07-11
    ➖
    BABAR, Tauqeer resigned
    director
  8. 2024-07-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-07-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-07-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-05-08
    ➖
    BABAR, Zaheer resigned
    director
  16. 2020-05-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2020-05-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2020-05-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-03-02
    ➕
    BABAR, Tauqeer appointed
    director
  21. 2018-05-18
    ➕
    BABAR, Zaheer appointed
    director
  22. 2018-05-18
    ➖
    TAHIR, Jawad resigned
    director
  23. 2017-12-07
    ➖
    BABAR, Tauqeer resigned
    director
  24. 2017-12-07
    ➕
    TAHIR, Jawad appointed
    director
  25. 2012-06-11
    ➖
    GOHAR, Farhan resigned
    director
  26. 2012-06-09
    ➖
    BABAR, Zaheer resigned
    director
  27. 2012-06-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As Z T TRADING LIMITED
  28. 2012-06-08
    ➕
    BABAR, Tauqeer appointed
    director
  29. 2012-06-08
    ➕
    BABAR, Zaheer appointed
    director
  30. 2012-06-08
    ➕
    GOHAR, Farhan appointed
    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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Tauqeer Babar
Individual · British · DOB 03/1984 · age 42
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting25/03/2025
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Zaheer Babarceased 25/03/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Tauqeer Babarceased 28/10/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Zaheer Babarceased 08/05/2020· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Tauqeer Babarceased 18/05/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2012-06-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

120-122 Morden Road
Mitcham
Surrey
CR4 4DB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

BABAR, Zaheer→
director · ~44y · appointed 2024-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BABAR, Tauqeer→
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-03-02 · resigned 2024-07-11
Resigned
BABAR, Tauqeer→
director · ~42y · appointed 2012-06-08 · resigned 2017-12-07
Resigned
BABAR, Zaheer→
director · ~44y · appointed 2018-05-18 · resigned 2020-05-08
Resigned
BABAR, Zaheer→
director · ~44y · appointed 2012-06-08 · resigned 2012-06-09
Resigned
GOHAR, Farhan→
director · ~40y · appointed 2012-06-08 · resigned 2012-06-11
Resigned
TAHIR, Jawad→
director · ~38y · appointed 2017-12-07 · resigned 2018-05-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-10-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-07-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31