A KHALID LTD

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09308843 · ltd · incorporated 2014-11-13
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
£218
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 14132
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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, 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
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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 £218
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,979 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£218
↓ 97% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 280% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£7.2k£7.2k
Current assets£6.6k£1.7k
Net assets£218£7.2k

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 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-08-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-07-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-31
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-05-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-01-06
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-01-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2014-11-13
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    Company incorporated
    As A KHALID LTD
  17. 2014-11-13
    KHALID, Adila appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KHALID" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +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 ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Adila Khalid
Individual · British · DOB 07/1988 · age 38
75100%
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
Incorporated2014-11-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC14132 — SIC 14132

Registered office

442 Kingsway
Manchester
M19 1QJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KHALID, Adila
director · ~38y · appointed 2014-11-13
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Recent filings (26 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-22