ALPHA-I BUSINESS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08288789 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-12
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Educational support services
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
35 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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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-05-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-04-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2016-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2012-11-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ALPHA-I BUSINESS CONSULTING (UK) LIMITED
- 2012-11-12➕ISLAM, Aunul, Dr appointeddirector
- 2012-11-12➕ISLAM, Farah Naaz appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Farah Naaz Islam Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 07/05/2024 |
Dr Aunul Islam Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/01/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AL NOOR COMMUNITY SERVICES LTD→ 16552824 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AL SHARIF CHILDREN'S EDUCATION AND WELFARE TRUST→ 12025991 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| ALAYHIL EXPLORERS CIC→ 16621904 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALHUDA BIRMINGHAM LTD→ 11221932 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| ALL ACTIVE SPORTS LTD→ 08227452 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| ALLIES NETWORK C.I.C.→ 08920449 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| ALMUJTABA→ 16409404 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALNOOR EDUCATION FOUNDATION LIMITED→ 06885383 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ALPHA COMMUNITY SPORTS C.I.C.→ 15763829 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85600 — Educational support services
Registered office
First Floor, Arden House
Talbot Way
Birmingham
B10 0HJ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ISLAM, Aunul, Dr→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ISLAM, Farah Naaz→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-11-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-05-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-12