AL-BASHIR ACADEMY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08373225 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-24
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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 (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
31 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£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees500700

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-06-03
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  4. 2025-06-02
    MALIK, Muhammad Usama resigned
    director
  5. 2025-06-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-21
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-06-07
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    address · AD01
  13. 2018-10-13
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-22
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2018-03-10
    MALIK, Muhammad Usama appointed
    director
  16. 2017-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-10-19
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-01-24
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    Company incorporated
    As AL-BASHIR ACADEMY LIMITED
  19. 2013-01-24
    MALIK, Samina Afzal appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-01-24
    MALIK, Muhammad Afzal appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Muhammad Afzal Malik
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest01/06/2025

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
Incorporated2013-01-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

199 Roundhay Road
Leeds
LS8 5AN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-03
Last: 2026-01-20

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MALIK, Samina Afzal
secretary · appointed 2013-01-24
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Active
MALIK, Muhammad Afzal
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-01-24
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Active
MALIK, Muhammad Usama
director · ~32y · appointed 2018-03-10 · resigned 2025-06-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-09
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2025-06-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-15