ASHBAL SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09220790 · ltd · incorporated 2014-09-16
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.
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (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
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
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-09-12
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-08-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2024-01-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-09-16
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    Company incorporated
    As ASHBAL SERVICES LIMITED
  17. 2014-09-16
    ➕
    RAUF, Shahzada Asif appointed
    director

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

50/100
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.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shahzada Asif Rauf
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
75–100%
—75-100% 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
Incorporated2014-09-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

3a Pentlands Close
Mitcham
CR4 1HW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-29
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

RAUF, Shahzada Asif→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-09-16
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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-25
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-09-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-23