AZHARI CONSULTANCY & TRAINING LTD
🌳Matureactive
08759717 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-04
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£-652
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £652
Cash YoY
+126%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
↑ 126% YoY
Net Worth
-£652
↓ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 126% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-652 | £-489 |
| Current assets | £7.1k | £3.1k |
| Cash | £7.1k | £3.1k |
| Net assets | £-652 | £-489 |
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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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30➖HAFIZ, Adnan resigneddirector
- 2023-03-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-20➖YOUSSEF, Mahmoud resigneddirector
- 2022-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-28➕SHAHID, Sarfraz Ahmed, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-10-22➕HAFIZ, Adnan appointeddirector
- 2020-10-22➖YOUSSEF, Khadija Awadalla resigneddirector
- 2020-10-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-10-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-06-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-04➕YOUSSEF, Khadija Awadalla appointeddirector
- 2019-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-11-04🏢Company incorporatedAs AZHARI CONSULTANCY & TRAINING LTD
- 2013-11-04➕KUTZ, Aisha appointeddirector
- 2013-11-04➕YOUSSEF, Awadalla, Prof appointeddirector
- 2013-11-04➕YOUSSEF, Mahmoud appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Prof Awadalla Youssef Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 04/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-11-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
465 Stretford Road
Manchester
M16 9AB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
SHAHID, Sarfraz Ahmed, Dr→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2020-10-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YOUSSEF, Awadalla, Prof→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2013-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAFIZ, Adnan→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-10-22 · resigned 2023-03-30
YOUSSEF, Khadija Awadalla→
Resigneddirector · ~35y · appointed 2020-06-04 · resigned 2020-10-22
YOUSSEF, Mahmoud→
Resigneddirector · ~39y · appointed 2013-11-04 · resigned 2023-03-20
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Recent filings (30 total)
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accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-13