A4 EVENTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
09816394 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-08
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-29.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Event catering activities
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £29,387

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£29k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£29k-£21k-£13k-£5k£3k£12kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-302023-10-30
Total assets£-371£9.2k
Current assets£10.0k£11.6k
Net assets£-29.4k£-26.2k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-04
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    ABDUL HALIM, Mohammed resigned
    director
  6. 2022-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2021-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2017-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-07-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2017-07-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2017-06-29
    ➖
    HUSSAIN, Mohammed Safayth resigned
    director
  18. 2015-12-01
    ➖
    HALIM, Mohammed Abdul resigned
    secretary
  19. 2015-12-01
    ➕
    ABDUL HALIM, Mohammed appointed
    director
  20. 2015-12-01
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Mohammed Safayth appointed
    director
  21. 2015-10-08
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    Company incorporated
    As A4 EVENTS LTD
  22. 2015-10-08
    ➕
    MUMIN, Mohammed Abdul appointed
    director
  23. 2015-10-08
    ➕
    HALIM, Mohammed Abdul appointed
    secretary

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

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 Mohammed Abdul Mumin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1992 · age 34
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-10-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC56210 — Event catering activities

Registered office

7 Lower Bedfords Road
Romford
RM1 4LY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-10-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MUMIN, Mohammed Abdul→
director · ~34y · appointed 2015-10-08
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Active
HALIM, Mohammed Abdul→
secretary · appointed 2015-10-08 · resigned 2015-12-01
Resigned
ABDUL HALIM, Mohammed→
director · ~36y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2022-04-04
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Mohammed Safayth→
director · ~33y · appointed 2015-12-01 · resigned 2017-06-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-12