A.A.HAFEZI LIMITED

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09417294 · ltd · incorporated 2015-02-02
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£26.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
23 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £26,124
Net assets shrinking
Down £521 YoY
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£28k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£26k
↓ 2.0% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 45% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£21k£31k£42k£52kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£26.1k£26.6k
Current assets£28.5k£51.9k
Cash£28.5k£44.0k
Debtors—£7.9k
Net assets£26.1k£26.6k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-24
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-04-04
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    accounts · AA01
  12. 2016-02-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-02-02
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    Company incorporated
    As A.A.HAFEZI LIMITED
  14. 2015-02-02
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    HAFEZI, Abdul appointed
    director
  15. 2015-02-02
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "HAFEZI" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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 Abdul Hafezi
Individual · British · DOB 01/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-02-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC69109 — Activities of patent and copyright agents; other legal activities

Registered office

364-368 Cranbrook Road
Ilford
Essex
IG2 6HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

HAFEZI, Abdul→
director · ~71y · appointed 2015-02-02
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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-03