AARFIN SERVICES LTD

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09182669 · ltd · incorporated 2014-08-20
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 80100Private security activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed transport with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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, 2 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,720
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,115 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 39% YoY
Current Assets
£8
↓ 98% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£567£1k£2k£2k£3kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£480£635
Current assets£8£510
Net assets£1.7k£2.8k

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
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2023-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2020-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-05-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-05-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2017-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2017-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-06-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-09
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2014-08-20
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    Company incorporated
    As AARFIN SERVICES LTD
  15. 2014-08-20
    IBRAHIM, Muhammad appointed
    director
  16. 2014-08-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Muhammad Ibrahim
Individual · British · DOB 03/1978 · age 48
2550%
25-50% shares06/08/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-08-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

30 Wentworth Road
Southall
Middlesex
UB2 5TS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-03
Last: 2025-08-20

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

IBRAHIM, Muhammad
director · ~48y · appointed 2014-08-20
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Recent filings (24 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-01