AL HANAN COMMUNICATION AND TRANSLATIONS LTD

🌳Matureactive
08842346 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-13
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 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
26 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2018-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-10-31
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2016-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-20
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    MUSA, Odamah Aliyu, Dr appointed
    director
  14. 2016-02-10
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-02-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2014-01-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AL HANAN COMMUNICATION AND TRANSLATIONS LTD
  18. 2014-01-13
    ➕
    MUSA, Khadijat appointed
    director

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Dr Odamah Aliyu Musa
Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-01-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

36 Cobb Close
Coventry
CV2 4GF
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MUSA, Khadijat→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-01-13
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MUSA, Odamah Aliyu, Dr→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-10-20
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Recent filings (26 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-28