AHMED CARES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08745502 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-23

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 Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Medical nursing home activities

Sector: Human health & social work

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 (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

31 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Average employees	200	200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-06-27
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accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-10
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administrative-restoration-company
restoration · RT01
2020-03-31
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2020-01-14
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-09
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-01-15
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2018-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-06-27
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accounts · AA
2013-10-23
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Company incorporated
As AHMED CARES LIMITED
2013-10-23
➕
AHMED, Shazia appointed
secretary
2013-10-23
➕
AHMED, Muhammad Akhlaq appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "AHMED" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 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 58. 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 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Muhammad Akhlaq Ahmed Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/10/2016

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

Incorporated2013-10-23

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86102 — Medical nursing home activities

Registered office

15 Daleside Walk

Bradford

West Yorkshire

BD5 8PP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-06

Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

AHMED, Shazia→

secretary · appointed 2013-10-23

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Active

AHMED, Muhammad Akhlaq→

director · ~58y · appointed 2013-10-23

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Active

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