AL-FURQAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST

🌳Matureactive
08591845 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2013-07-01
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85200Primary education
  • 85310General secondary education
  • 85410Post-secondary non-tertiary education
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
64 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-05-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-26
    ➕
    AHMED, Zahra appointed
    director
  5. 2025-11-26
    ➖
    RAMEZANZADEH, Hojjat, Dr resigned
    director
  6. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2021-07-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2021-07-23
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    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  13. 2021-07-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control-without-name-date
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-07-23
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    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  15. 2021-07-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-07-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2021-07-22
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · ANNOTATION
  18. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-03-12
    ➕
    RAMEZANZADEH, Hojjat, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2020-01-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2019-10-01
    ➖
    AHMED, Amjad Vaqar resigned
    director
  23. 2015-08-12
    ➖
    MEHBOOB, Ishrat resigned
    director
  24. 2015-08-10
    ➖
    AHMED, Zahra resigned
    director
  25. 2015-08-10
    ➖
    RAMEZANZADEH, Hojjat, Dr resigned
    director
  26. 2014-11-03
    ➕
    MEHBOOB, Ishrat appointed
    director
  27. 2014-04-14
    ➖
    DONNELLY, David Ian resigned
    director
  28. 2014-01-15
    ➕
    DONNELLY, David Ian appointed
    director
  29. 2014-01-15
    ➕
    RAMEZANZADEH, Hojjat, Dr appointed
    director
  30. 2013-07-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As AL-FURQAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST
  31. 2013-07-01
    ➕
    AHMED, Rabia Sonia appointed
    director
  32. 2013-07-01
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Zahida appointed
    director
  33. 2013-07-01
    ➕
    AHMED, Amjad Vaqar appointed
    director
  34. 2013-07-01
    ➕
    AHMED, Zahra appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Hojjat Ramezanzadeh
Individual · British · DOB 11/1953 · age 73
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/03/2020
Miss Rabia Ahmed
Individual · British · DOB 10/1985 · age 41
—25–50%25-50% voting02/07/2017
Ms Zahida Hussain
Individual · British · DOB 08/1960 · age 66
—25–50%25-50% voting02/07/2017
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Amjad Ahmedceased 30/06/2021· 25-50% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2013-07-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

No. 1 St. Pauls Square
Liverpool
L3 9SJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

AHMED, Rabia Sonia→
director · ~41y · appointed 2013-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AHMED, Zahra→
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HUSSAIN, Zahida→
director · ~66y · appointed 2013-07-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AHMED, Amjad Vaqar→
director · ~71y · appointed 2013-07-01 · resigned 2019-10-01
Resigned
AHMED, Zahra→
director · ~36y · appointed 2013-07-01 · resigned 2015-08-10
Resigned
DONNELLY, David Ian→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-01-15 · resigned 2014-04-14
Resigned
MEHBOOB, Ishrat→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-11-03 · resigned 2015-08-12
Resigned
RAMEZANZADEH, Hojjat, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-03-12 · resigned 2025-11-26
Resigned
RAMEZANZADEH, Hojjat, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-01-15 · resigned 2015-08-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (64 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-07-29
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2021-07-23