AL-HUDA MANCHESTER

🌳Matureactive
08893191 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-02-13
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
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 (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 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
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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£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees100100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2020-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-02-29
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    CHOUDHURY, Mominah resigned
    director
  10. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-03-12
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-01-06
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2015-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-05-08
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    JAVID, Farhat Kalsoom resigned
    director
  18. 2015-05-08
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    KHALID, Muaz resigned
    director
  19. 2014-02-13
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    Company incorporated
    As AL-HUDA MANCHESTER
  20. 2014-02-13
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    AHMED, Shabana appointed
    director
  21. 2014-02-13
    ➕
    KHAN, Shailla Abaid appointed
    director
  22. 2014-02-13
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    RAFIQ, Safoora appointed
    director
  23. 2014-02-13
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    RASHID, Talat appointed
    director
  24. 2014-02-13
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    CHOUDHURY, Mominah appointed
    director
  25. 2014-02-13
    ➕
    JAVID, Farhat Kalsoom appointed
    director
  26. 2014-02-13
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    KHALID, Muaz appointed
    director

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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
Mrs Shailla Abaid Khan
Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest01/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2014-02-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

2 Greenlands Close
Cheadle Hulme
Cheadle
Cheshire
SK8 6SW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)

AHMED, Shabana→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-02-13
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Active
KHAN, Shailla Abaid→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-02-13
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Active
RAFIQ, Safoora→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RASHID, Talat→
director · ~41y · appointed 2014-02-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHOUDHURY, Mominah→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-02-13 · resigned 2020-02-29
Resigned
JAVID, Farhat Kalsoom→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-02-13 · resigned 2015-05-08
Resigned
KHALID, Muaz→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-02-13 · resigned 2015-05-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02