ACROSS THE OCEANS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08329396 · ltd · incorporated 2012-12-13
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
- 69201Accounting and auditing activities
- 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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, 4 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
42 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.
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (26 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-01➖BABAR, Farhan resigneddirector
- 2025-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-01-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-05➕BABAR, Farhan appointeddirector
- 2024-01-05➖MUSHTAQ, Mohsin resigneddirector
- 2023-02-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-09-23➕MUSHTAQ, Mohsin appointeddirector
- 2018-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-04-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2016-12-31➖AFZAL, Zeeshan resigneddirector
- 2013-02-11➕AFZAL, Zeeshan appointeddirector
- 2012-12-13🏢Company incorporatedAs ACROSS THE OCEANS LIMITED
- 2012-12-13➕BABAR, Hafiz Usman appointeddirector
- 2012-12-13➕TAHIR, Syed Ziauddin appointeddirector
- 2012-12-13➖TAHIR, Syed Ziauddin resigneddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Hafiz Usman Babar Individual · British · DOB 02/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest | 31/12/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Zeeshan Afzalceased 31/12/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-12-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Registered office
73 Dagenham Road
Romford
RM7 0DH
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-14
Last: 2025-12-31
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
BABAR, Hafiz Usman→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2012-12-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
AFZAL, Zeeshan→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2013-02-11 · resigned 2016-12-31
BABAR, Farhan→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2024-01-05 · resigned 2026-01-01
MUSHTAQ, Mohsin→
Resigneddirector · ~53y · appointed 2019-09-23 · resigned 2024-01-05
TAHIR, Syed Ziauddin→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2012-12-13 · resigned 2012-12-13
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Recent filings (42 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-14