ACE LEAFLET DISTRIBUTION & PRINT LIMITED

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09659942 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-26
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£45.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
  • 73110Advertising agencies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £45,716
Net assets shrinking
Down £7,803 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£46k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£61k
↑ 7.1% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£12k£25k£37k£49k£61kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£45.7k£53.5k
Current assets£61.3k£57.3k
Net assets£45.7k£53.5k

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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-07
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    OMID, Ajmal resigned
    director
  4. 2024-05-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-16
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    ALIKHEL, Emal resigned
    director
  9. 2022-03-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-06-16
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    AHMADZAI, Dawod resigned
    director
  13. 2020-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-02-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2020-02-15
    ➖
    GULZAD, Nisar resigned
    director
  16. 2019-12-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2019-12-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-12-01
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    YOUSUFZIA, Mohammad Afzal appointed
    director
  20. 2019-12-01
    ➕
    YOUSUFZIA, Mohammad Afzal appointed
    director
  21. 2019-12-01
    ➖
    YOUSUFZIA, Mohammad Afzal resigned
    director
  22. 2019-02-26
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    OMID, Ajmal appointed
    director
  23. 2019-02-26
    ➖
    OMID, Ajmal resigned
    director
  24. 2018-07-07
    ➖
    ALIKHIL, Fatama, Mrs. resigned
    director
  25. 2018-06-16
    ➕
    AHMADZAI, Dawod appointed
    director
  26. 2018-06-16
    ➕
    ALIKHEL, Emal appointed
    director
  27. 2018-06-16
    ➕
    GULZAD, Nisar appointed
    director
  28. 2018-06-16
    ➕
    OMID, Ajmal appointed
    director
  29. 2015-07-21
    ➖
    ALIKHEL, Emal resigned
    director
  30. 2015-07-21
    ➖
    YOUSUFZIA, Mohammad Afzal resigned
    director
  31. 2015-06-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACE LEAFLET DISTRIBUTION & PRINT LIMITED
  32. 2015-06-26
    ➕
    ALIKHEL, Emal appointed
    director
  33. 2015-06-26
    ➕
    ALIKHIL, Fatama, Mrs. appointed
    director
  34. 2015-06-26
    ➕
    YOUSUFZIA, Mohammad Afzal appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

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

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
Mr Mohammad Afzal Yousufzia
Individual · Dutch · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence15/10/2018

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
Incorporated2015-06-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

Unit 7 Leodis Court
(Off David Street)
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS11 5JJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

YOUSUFZIA, Mohammad Afzal→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AHMADZAI, Dawod→
director · ~50y · appointed 2018-06-16 · resigned 2020-06-16
Resigned
ALIKHEL, Emal→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-06-16 · resigned 2022-03-16
Resigned
ALIKHEL, Emal→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-06-26 · resigned 2015-07-21
Resigned
ALIKHIL, Fatama, Mrs.→
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-06-26 · resigned 2018-07-07
Resigned
GULZAD, Nisar→
director · ~48y · appointed 2018-06-16 · resigned 2020-02-15
Resigned
OMID, Ajmal→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-02-26 · resigned 2024-05-07
Resigned
OMID, Ajmal→
director · ~51y · appointed 2018-06-16 · resigned 2019-02-26
Resigned
YOUSUFZIA, Mohammad Afzal→
director · ~57y · appointed 2019-12-01 · resigned 2019-12-01
Resigned
YOUSUFZIA, Mohammad Afzal→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-06-26 · resigned 2015-07-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-16