AAPNI LANGUAGES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08128630 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-03
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Translation and interpretation activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2026-01-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-07-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2025-07-01
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-01-17
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2020-10-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2020-10-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  16. 2020-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-07-03
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    Company incorporated
    As AAPNI LANGUAGES LIMITED
  19. 2012-07-03
    JAMIL, Tahir appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 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
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tahir Jamil
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
75100%
75-100% shares14/10/2020
Mrs Shazia Jamil
Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43
2550%
25-50% shares01/01/2021

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
Incorporated2012-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74300 — Translation and interpretation activities

Registered office

69 Brocket Way
Chigwell
Essex
IG7 4ER

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

JAMIL, Tahir
director · ~60y · appointed 2012-07-03
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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-05-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-07-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-30